Outdoor wood decking board

ABSTRACT

An outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoor decking board including a wood core formed from a first wood species of common grade wood species as a three-dimensional solid rigid body. A facing wood veneer formed from a second wood species of superior grade wood species as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer permanently seamlessly attached via an adhesive to a first wood face of the wood core thereby the wood core having an appearance of the second wood species. In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer is formed from a third wood species, exotic hardwood species. A two-part emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesive is used to bond the wood core against the facing wood veneer; to bond two wood cores together. In another embodiment, the adhesive is a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. 1.76, a claim of priority is included in anApplication Data Sheet filed concurrently herewith. Accordingly, under35 U.S.C. § 119 (e), 120, 121, and/or 365(c) the present disclosureclaims priority, as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 15/426,036, title: OUTDOOR WOOD DECKING BOARD, filed: Feb. 6,2017. The contents of which the above referenced application areincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to an outdoor wood decking board for usein the outdoor deck floor construction industry. More specifically, thepresent disclosure relates to an outdoor wood decking board for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoor wood decking boardconstructed in a layered arrangement with a wood core including a facingwood veneer manufactured with a high-grade wood species or referred toas a superior grade wood species, layered upon the wood core, the facingwood veneer visible to a user. The outdoor wood decking board caninclude a dual veneered wood core. More specifically, the disclosurerelates to the facing wood veneer permanently seamlessly attached to awood core or an engineered wood core by using a two-part emulsionpolymer isocyanate (“two-part EPI”) adhesive to form the outdoor wooddecking board. More specifically, the disclosure relates to the facingwood veneer permanently seamlessly attached to a wood core or anengineered wood core by using a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer(“two-part PEP”) adhesive.

BACKGROUND

Embodiments described herein relate generally to outdoor wood deckingboards for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoorwood decking board constructed in a layered arrangement with a wood corehaving a facing wood veneer layered upon a first wood face of the woodcore, the facing wood veneer manufactured with a superior grade woodspecies or select grade wood species visible to a user so that the woodcore having an appearance of the facing wood veneer, thereby, theoutdoor wood decking board is aesthetically pleasing to the viewer,user, homeowner, consumer. In another embodiment, an outdoor wooddecking boards includes a second facing wood veneer of high grade woodspecies is layered upon a second face of the wood core, the secondhigh-grade wood veneer visible to the viewer, user, homeowner, consumerfrom underneath the outdoor deck floor so that the wood core having anappearance of the second facing wood veneer forms a ceiling to an areabeneath the outdoor wood decking boards of the newly formed outdoor deckfloor.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer is formed from an exotichardwood species.

In another embodiment, the wood core is formed from an engineered woodproduct, namely, wood plastic composite. In yet another embodiment, acore is formed from a concrete board.

In the construction of outdoor deck floors, it is often desirable toutilize a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards made from a superiorgrade wood species of a single solid board of wood, such as a cleargrade vertical grain western red cedar. The outdoor deck floor made fromsingle solid board of wood of a plurality of outdoor wood decking boardsmade from the superior grade wood species can exhaust the naturalresources of the wood species in a particular geographical area and canbe very expensive. It is not uncommon for construction wood materials toincrease exponentially in cost for every increase in use of high gradewoods, increase in length or width of the construction wood materialsfor use in the construction of the outdoor deck floor.

Another disadvantage of using a single solid board of is that if theconsumer wants a natural or stained finish differences in the surfaceappearance or quality of the outdoor wood decking boards often occur.Because large quantities of outdoor wood decking boards are required toconstruct the outdoor deck floor, outdoor wood decking boards producedfrom many trees are often used. This results in variations in the grainand surface appearance of the boards. Purchasers, homeowners, consumers,likely, insist on uniformity in surface appearance, and producers areforced to spend significant amounts of time and energy selecting wood toproduce the large volume of similarly grained and knotted wood boards.These factors combine to raise the prices for purchasers still furtherand complicate the task of manufacturers and producers.

An alternative approach has been developed in the disclosed embodimentswhere the outdoor wood decking board includes a wood core manufacturedwith a common grade wood species, or referred to a common grade or allgeneral purpose grade wood species; the wood core is layered and bondedonto a first wood face of the wood core with a facing wood veneer formedfrom a superior grade wood species or a select grade wood species. Inanother embodiment, a second facing wood veneer formed from a high-gradewood species is layered upon an opposing second wood face of the woodcore, the second facing wood veneer visible to a user from underneaththe outdoor deck floor thereby forming a ceiling to the area beneath theoutdoor deck floor.

The use of the veneer layers manufactured with superior grade woodspecies is a novel embodiment of outdoor wood decking boards with thepurpose of preserving superior grade wood species and preventingexcessive consumption of high grade woods in the manufacture of outdoorwood decking boards. In addition, the use of facing wood veneer layerswith high grade or superior grade or select grade wood species providesan aesthetic look to the outdoor deck floor adding value to the outdoordeck floor and to the home attached thereof, whereas the outdoor wooddecking boards are cost efficient because the core is manufactured froma less expensive wood species.

Superior grade outdoor deck floors typically require manufacturing eachoutdoor wood decking board for use in the construction of outdoor decksusing an enormity of natural wood resources of high grade wood speciesso that each outdoor wood decking board is completely manufactured witha piece of superior grade wood species. A known problem to this approachis that the natural resources including a variety of high grade woodspecies are exposed to exhaustion of the wood species particular to acertain geographical region. In addition, this method is not costprohibitive.

An additional problem of the conventional manufactured outdoor wooddecking boards for use in the construction of outdoor deck floors isthat the formed outdoor wood decking boards when manufactured with lowgrade outdoor wood decking boards are susceptible to the woodsplintering or splitting or knots falling out causing the wood to widenover time and wear. Therefore, the implementation of the facing woodveneer seamlessly attached via the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive,or a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive, or a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive, prevents the problem ofsplintering and knots falling out and significant additional degradationof the outdoor wood decking boards. Therefore, the common grade outdoorwood decking boards must be treated with agents to prevent thesplinters. The use of superior grade woods for the manufacture of thefacing wood veneers eliminates the need to treat the low grade or commongrade or all purpose grade wood cores with anti-splintering agents.

An advantage of the present invention is that the use of the facing woodveneer can increase the likelihood that a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards can be manufactured with a uniform grain and aestheticappearance with a non-cactile surface, because a single tree of a firstwood species, or a second wood species, or an exotic wood species, canbe used to produce numerous amounts of uniform facing wood veneers thansolid wood decking boards.

Thus, there is a need for an effective way to manufacture superior gradeoutdoor wood decking boards for use in the construction of outdoor deckfloors without substantially threatening the natural resources of highgrade wood species in a particular geographic area. In addition, thereis a need for a way to effectively deal with high costs of manufacturingthe high-grade wood cores necessary in the construction of the outdoorwood decking boards for use in construction of outdoor deck floors byminimizing the amount of high grade wood species expended in theprocess. Also, there is a need for an effective way to reducesplintering of low grade wood cores by increasing outdoor deck floorsmoothness and aesthetics, while still maintaining low costs anddurability of the outdoor wood decking boards for outdoor use in theconstruction of the outdoor deck floors.

Further still, there is a need for an improved method for adhering andlaminating outdoor wood decking boards. More specifically, the inventionrelates to forming outdoor wood decking boards using a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive; and a method thereof. In addition,the invention relates to forming outdoor wood decking boards using atwo-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive; and method thereof.

SUMMARY

Therefore, Applicant has developed an outdoor wood decking board for usein construction of an outdoor deck floor, embodiments of the outdoorwood decking board of which are disclosed herein. The outdoor wooddecking board is adapted for use as an outdoor wood decking boardincluding a wood core having a facing wood veneer permanently attachedthereon a first wood face of the wood core forming a three-dimensionalsolid rigid body including a thickness (T), a width (W), and a length(L). The wood core is manufactured from a first wood species, the firstwood species preselected from any one of a common grade or generalpurpose grade of North American Softwood species; and the facing woodveneer is manufactured from a second wood species, the second woodspecies preselected from any one of a superior grade which isnon-cactile, thereby smooth surface, of North American Softwood speciesincluding a clear vertical grain western red cedar species, and cleargrain of the North American Softwood species. In another embodiment, thefacing wood veneer is formed from an exotic hardwood species.

A pressure sensitive liquid adhesive seamlessly permanently attaches thefacing wood veneer against the wood core thereby a plurality of outdoorwood decking boards adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinalside edges of each other form an assemble simulated non-cactile superiorgrade outdoor deck floor, including a clear vertical grain western redcedar outdoor deck floor of preconfigured dimensions.

In an embodiment of the subject matter, an improved method for adheringoutdoor wood decking boards is disclosed. More specifically, theinvention relates to adhering and laminating in the formation of thewood decking boards by means of a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanateadhesive (“EPI”). It is known to use EPI adhesives for severalapplications. EPI adhesives have been used for decades for gluing wood,especially, in Japan. In addition, to having short hardening time, EPIadhesives are free of formaldehyde. The implementation of the EPIadhesive provides a successful process for laminating the wood cores,cores, wood composites, cement boards, against the facing wood veneer.

Some of the two-part EPI adhesives, generally, are two-part adhesivesbased on reaction of a mixture of water based emulsions of carboxylatedstyrene-butadiene copolymer latex (“SBR”), ethylene vinyl acetatecopolymer (“EVA”) and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) typed with an isocyanatehardener (crosslinker) forming water-resistant bonds. EPI adhesives canbe formulated in many ways to give the optimal performance with respectto water resistance, curing speed, type of substrate, strength andviscosity in each laminating or bonding adhesive operation.

Regarding the adhesion of a reinforcement to wood, the InternationalCode Council (ICC) has issued performance requirements in the nature ofglue bonding specifications. The ICC is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinatednational model construction codes used to construct residential andcommercial buildings, including residences and schools. Most U.S.cities, counties, and states that adopt codes choose the InternationalCodes developed by the ICC. The ICC has issued AC280, which provides acomputer program model to predict beam values for laminated timber.AC280, also, specifies performance requirements including adhesivebonding specifications for bonding or laminating of substrates to wood.

With regard to adhesive qualification, AC280, also, identifiesadditional standards which have been set by such agencies as AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) and AmericanNational Standards Institute (ANSI). Specifically, an adhesive used tobond a laminate to a wood surface must conform to ASTM D 2559 (StandardSpecification for Adhesives for Structural Laminated Wood Products forUse Under Exterior (Wet Use) Exposure Conditions) and ANSI A190 (forwood products—Structural Glued Laminated Timber).

Adhesives have been developed and used successfully for the bonding ofwood together to Meet ICC AC280, ASTM D-2559, and ANSI A190.1requirements. EPI adhesives have been developed and used for the bondingof wood to wood and have been recommended to use in bonding laminates towood, fiber reinforced polymer composites, painted polymer composites,and painted metal. The use of EPI adhesive for use in wood to woodapplications has, also, been documented in NER-165 ICC EvaluationServices Inc. Legacy Report of Feb. 1, 2002. The ICC NER-165 fromAshland Specialty Chemical Company provides for their EPI adhesives havebeen tested for compliance with ASTM D 2559-84 and are intended to beused as structural adhesives for laminated softwood products andfabrication of plywood components, such as stress skin panels, sandwichpanels, curved panels, glulam beams, post, I-joists, and LVL.

In addition, ISOSET EPI adhesive systems have been tested on substratesfor use in bonding sandwich panel components. The adhesive formulationsare suitable for bonding gypsum wallboard, hardboard, particle board,waferboard, OSB, and plywood to core materials of styrene and urethanefoam, paper and aluminum honeycomb. The adhesive formulations are, also,suitable for bonding facings of painted metal and fiberglass reinforcedplastic to waferboard, OSB, or plywood.

The adhesives are intended for structural use where high resistance tomoisture is required in roof, wall and floor components subjected tosustained loadings such as live or snow loads.

The water based adhesive uses the two-part EPI technology forming bondswith excellent creep, shear and tensile properties. Substrates bondedwith two-part EPI adhesives are extremely durable and offer outstandingresistance to moisture and humidity. The two-part EPI adhesives havebeen used for engineered wood (I-joist), glulam, structural laminatedwood, LVL, vertical studs, etc.) millwork, hardwood flooring, structuralfoam core panels, load bearing constructions, finger joints, andstructurally insulated panels. The curing characteristics of EPIadhesives are complex and include film formation of the emulsionadhesive as well as chemical reaction of the highly reactive isocyanatetowards water, hydroxyl-, amines- and carboxy-groups. The advantagesobtained by the use of EPI adhesives are fast setting speed, coldcuring, light colored glue lines, low creep of the glue line, and highmoisture resistance.

ISOSET™ two-part EPI from Ashland, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is acommercially available two-part EPI adhesive that is implemented in thedisclosure of the subject matter.

The two-part EPI adhesives, in general, can include a water basedpolymer cured with an isocyanate. This combination gives glue lineperformance with the benefits for both thermoplastic and thermosettingadhesive systems such as high flexibility of the glue line, cold settingand excellent cold and boiling water resistance.

The two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanage adhesive systems are fastsetting and cold curing and they give light colored glue lines. Thecuring process is a combination of a physical process, film formation,and the chemical reactions of isocyanate.

In addition, Franklin International, Columbus, Ohio, USA provides atwo-part emulsion polymer isocyanate system (EPI), namely, ADVANTAGEEP-930http://www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/AdvantageEP 940.aspx

The ADVANTAGE EP-930 is a two-part emulsion polymer isocyanate system(EPI) developed for improved radio frequency performance. It is mixedwith HARDENER 400, a polymeric isocyanate at 10-15 parts Hardener 400 to100 parts emulsion ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV. It is from the chemical familydescription polyvinyl acetate emulsion adhesive, has a specific gravityof 1.36, and pH of 7.0-8.5. The suggested minimum use temperature is 46°F./7° C. The adhesive is characterized by good spreader stability andlow foam production, and good adhesion to laminated veneer lumber andother treated wood when compared with traditional EPI adhesives.ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV with Hardener 400 surpasses the ASTM D-5751-99 wetuse for laminate joints in non-structural lumber products and the DIN D4standard.

The ADVANTAGE EP-930 is from the chemical family polyvinyl acetateemulsion adhesive The ADVANTAGE-930 is an emulsion polymer isocyanatesystem EPI developed for improved radio frequency performance. It ismixed with HARDENER 400, a polymeric isocyanate at 10-15 parts HARDENER400-100 parts emulsion ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV. The adhesive ischaracterized by good spreader stability and low foam production whencompared with traditional EPI adhesives. ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV withHARDENER 400 surpasses the ASTM D-575-99 wet use for laminate joints innon-structural lumber products and the DIN D4 standard. ADVANTAGE EP-930resin is mixed with HARDENER 400 at a ratio of 100 parts resin to 15parts Hardener by weight.

The pot life of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive(ADVANTAGE EP-930) is in excess of one hour at 77° F./25° C. However theviscosity of the mix will increase as it ages. Wood glued with oldermaterial will have less water resistance, a characteristic common tomost EPI adhesives. Therefore, it is recommended that fresh adhesive bemixed only when it is to be immediately used. The two-partemulsion-isocyanate (Advantage EP-930) resin is mixed with Hardener 400at a ratio of 100 parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45parts resin to one part Hardener by volume. Avoid mixing for longperiods of time or with excessive agitation as pot life is affected bymixing time and speed. While this product can be easily mixed by hand,it is usually more convenient to mix the components in a meter mix unit.Appropriate mixing ratios will depend upon the wood core and the facingwood veneer used to form the outdoor wood decking board.

The moisture content of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate(ADVANTAGE EP-930) is six to ten percent is the recommended moisturecontent for the gluing stock. Higher moisture content will increase theclamp time needed. Additionally, moisture content should mirror (asclosely as possible) that which will be experienced in the end usemarket for the wood product being manufactured. The preparation of thewood cores, cores, facing wood veneers to be glued is extremelyimportant. Variation in thickness should not exceed ±0.005 inches/0.12mm. Sizing of the wood core, core, facing wood veneered wood core,facing wood veneered core, or outdoor wood decking board to thicknessshould be performed using higher than 50 grit abrasives.

The spread rate and recommended adhesive coating layer is the same asfor most poly vinyl acetate products or approximately 0.007 inches/0.178mm in thickness. The two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesives havesuperior gap filling properties due to their higher percent solidscontent. Generally, 200 g/m²/41 #/MSGL of glue line is adequate.Conveyorized spreaders are commonly used. One side application isadequate in most situations.

Heat and pressure are dependent upon the wood species or wood core,facing wood veneer, or core to be glued. Direct contact of the gluingsurfaces must be made to obtain maximum strength. A minimum press timeof 30 minutes is recommended under ideal conditions when using soft woodspecies at moisture content less than eight to ten percent and factorytemperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit/20 degrees Celsius. Longer presstimes will be required for higher density species, higher moisturecontents and colder factory temperatures. It is recommended that optimumpress times be determined in actual plant conditions recognizing thatseasonal changes may lead to variable requirements. Hot Press time isdependent on the adhesive used, gluing stock type, moisture content ofthe stock and environmental conditions.

The Franklin Adhesives, ADVANTAGE EP-950A is a two-part acrylic emulsionpolymer-isocyanate system having an acrylic-base emulsion polymerisocyanate system (EPI) developed with exceptional water and heatresistance. The specific gravity is 1.28 and the suggested minimum usetemperature is 46° F./7° C., and has a pH of 6.5-8.2. The two partemulsion polymer-isocyanate is used for water, heat and solventresistance adhesives with wood products. It works well in hot and coldpress applications.

It exceeds the requirements of ASTM D25559-12a, ASTM D7247-07ae1, ANSI405-2013 and CSA 0112.10, which are required adhesive tests for manystructural applications. This adhesive can be utilized in cold and hotpress equipment. The emulsion must be mixed with HARDENER 200, APOLYMERIC ISOCYANANTE, AT 13-15 PARTS HARDENER 200 to 100 partsemulsion.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A resin is mixed with HARDENER 200 at a ratio of 100parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45 parts resin to onepart HARDENER by volume. Avoid mixing for long periods of time or withexcessive agitation as pot life is affected by mixing time and speed.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A exceeds ASTM D2559-12a Standard Specification forAdhesives for Bonded Structural Wood Products for Use Under ExteriorExposure Conditions. This standard covers adhesives suitable for thebonding of wood into structural laminated wood products for generalconstruction and other uses where a high-strength, durable adhesive bondis required. The strength and durability requirements are based on theperformance of the adhesive in laminated wood as measured by thefollowing test methods: resistance to shear by compression loading;resistance to delamination during accelerated exposure to wetting anddrying; and resistance to deformation under static load.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A Exceeds ASTM D7247-07ae1 Standard Test Method forEvaluating the Shear Strength of Adhesive Bonds in Laminated WoodProducts at Elevated Temperatures: This standard is used for evaluationof the shear strength of an adhesive at ambient and elevated temperaturerelative to the performance of solid wood at the same conditions.

The two-part EPI adhesives are best used according to the manufacturer'sdirections and recommendations as provided by Franklin Adhesives andPolymers athttp://www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/advantage-ep-950a.aspx,and described in brief, as follows.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A Exceeds ANSI 405-2013 Standard for Adhesives for Usein Structural Glued Laminated Timber: This standard provides the minimumrequirements for evaluation of adhesives to be used in structural gluedlaminated timber products. Adhesives must meet the requirements of ASTMD2559, ASTM D7247, as well creep resistance, accelerated aging of bondedspecimens compared to solid wood controls, and durability testing usingboil-dry-freeze conditioning.

Six to ten percent is the recommended moisture content for the gluingstock. Higher moisture content will increase the clamp time needed.Additionally, moisture content should mirror (as closely as possible)that which will be experienced in the end use market for the woodproduct being manufactured.

The preparation of the stock to be glued is extremely important. Jointscut from rip saws should be free of saw marks. They should also bestraight and square. Moulded or jointed stock should be free of knifemarks. Glazed or burnished joints will prevent adhesive penetration andshould be avoided. When possible, glue joints should be prepared andglued the same day. Gluing stock should be uniform in thickness.Variation in thickness should not exceed ±0.005 inches/0.12 mm. Sandingto thickness should be performed using higher than 50 grit abrasives.

With regard to spread rate the recommended adhesive coating layer is thesame as for most PVA products or approximately 0.007 inches/0.178 mm inthickness. EPI adhesives have superior gap filling properties due totheir higher percent solids content. Generally, 200 g/m²/41 #/MSGL ofglue line is adequate.

Conveyorized spreaders are commonly used in edge-gluing applications.Adjust the applicator to ensure complete coverage on the staves. Oneside application is adequate in most situations. Verify that adequatecoverage exists by monitoring squeeze-out along the glue lines when thepanels are under pressure. The assembly time of ADVANTAGE EP-950A varieswith moisture content and spread rate. Higher spread rate can increasethe assembly time of the product. When substrates are brought underpressure, a small bead of squeeze-out should be seen on the firstsamples assembled. Structural testing was completed with the followingparameters:

With regards to clamping times, pressure is dependent upon the speciesor material to be glued and joint preparation. Direct contact of thegluing surfaces must be made to obtain maximum strength. Suggested clamplocations for various wood densities are eight to fifteen inches (20-38cm) apart and two inches (5 cm) from the end of the panel to evenlydistribute pressure along the entire length of the glue line. A minimumpress time of 30 minutes is recommended under ideal conditions whenusing soft wood species at moisture content less than eight to tenpercent and factory temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit/20 degreesCelsius. Longer press times will be required for higher density species,higher moisture contents and colder factory temperatures. It isrecommended that optimum press times be determined in actual plantconditions recognizing that seasonal changes may lead to variablerequirements.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an outdoor wooddecking board that is formed using the two-part EPI adhesive. It isanother object of the present disclosure to provide a method for formingan outdoor wood decking board using the two-part EPI adhesive.

Another two-part EPI is the Franklin ADHESIVE EP-925.http://www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/Advantage-EP-925.aspx

ADVANTAGE EP-925 is a two-component, in the chemical family polyvinylacetate emulsion adhesive. The specific gravity is 1.28; suggestedminimum use temperature is 46° F./8° C.; the pH of 6.5-8.0. TheADVANTAGE EP-925 is a low foaming emulsion polymer isocyanate (EPI)adhesive recommended for applications requiring exceptional water, heatand solvent resistance. The product can be utilized with conventionalcold press or hot press equipment and has been enhanced to providesuperior performance with radio frequency press equipment. ADVANTAGEEP-925 allows for reduction in conditioning time before surfacing whichimproves productivity. It is also characterized by good spreaderstability when compared with traditional EPI adhesives.

ADVANTAGE EP-925 resin is mixed with HARDENER 200 at a ratio of 100parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45 parts resin to 1 partHardener by volume. The Hardener is from the chemical family descriptionPolymeric Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) having a specificgravity of 1.23. Avoid mixing for long periods of time or with excessiveagitation as pot life is affected by mixing time and speed. While thisproduct can be easily mixed by hand, but is more convenient to mx in ameter mix unit.

The performance properties of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive is formulated to provide higher immediate bond strengths thanconventional wood bonding adhesives. The recommended two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive coating layer is approximately 0.007inches/0.178 mm in thickness.

In another embodiment of the subject matter, an improved method foradhering outdoor wood decking boards is disclosed. More specifically,the invention relates to adhering of outdoor wood decking boards bymeans of a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive. In general,the two-part polyurethane adhesive comprises a prepolymer, the A side,and a curative, the B side. ISOSET™ two-part polyurethane emulsionpolymer (“PEP”) is commercially available through Ashland, Inc.,Columbus, Ohio.

ISOSET™ UX-100/WD3-A322 adhesive, as documented in the in ER-5440 ICCEvaluation Services Inc. Legacy Report of May 1, 2002, is a two-partadhesive based on a 100-percent-solids polyurethane that is combinedwith an emulsion polymer. The adhesive application is limited to bondingstructural wood components of softwood species. The adhesive is suitablefor use in roof, wall and floor components with high resistance tomoisture and subject to sustained loading. The ISOSET™ PEP adhesivesystem is a two-part adhesive based on 100 percent reactive PEP adhesiveblended with conventional isoset emulsion. The PEP adhesive providesstrength and faster cure times, while providing excellent bondingstrength. Two-part PEP adhesives have been used on structural fingerjoints and wood I-joist, as well as web-to-web applications.

Descriptive literature and reports of test demonstrate compliance withthe ASTM D 2559 and the Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) 101.97Glued Products-Procedures for Mill Certification and Quality Control.

Two-part polyurea-urethane adhesives are disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No.8,871,891 (“the ‘891’ patent”), assignee, Ashland Licensing andIntellectual Property, LLC, Dublin, Ohio.

In the ‘891’ patent a two-part polyurea adhesive is disclosed comprisinga two-part polyurea-urethane adhesive composition comprising a Part Aprepolymer component having an isocyanate content and having an oligomercontent, and a polyol; a Part A curative component comprising a polyol;at least one sterically hindered aromatic diamine; and at least onecatalyst.

The subject matter of the disclosure embodies the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive system including the water based two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesives and acrylic based two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive systems. The adhesives for purposesof the disclosure herein will be collectively referred to as thetwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive, or interchanged withtwo-part EPI adhesive.

In one exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking boards areembodied with a first facing wood veneer seamlessly permanently attachedupon a first wood face of the wood core by means of the two-part EPIadhesive. In another exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood deckingboards are embodied with a first facing wood veneer seamlesslypermanently attached upon a first wood face of the wood core by means ofthe two-part PEP adhesive.

In another exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking boards areembodied with a first facing wood veneer and a second facing wood veneerseamlessly permanently attached to the wood core forming an upper facingwood veneered wood core and a lower facing wood veneered wood core bymeans of the two-part EPI adhesive, or in the alternative, the two-partPEP adhesive. In this embodiment, a first facing wood veneer isseamlessly permanently attached on a first wood face of the wood core toform the upper facing wood veneered wood core; and the second facingwood veneer is seamlessly permanently attached to a second face of thewood core to form the lower facing wood veneered wood core.

In another exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking boards areembodied including two wood cores aligned longitudinally to each otherand seamlessly permanently attached to each other by means of thetwo-part EPI adhesive, or in the alternative, the two-part PEP adhesive,to form a face-to-face wood core. A facing wood veneer formed from ahigh quality wood species of superior grade which is non-cactile isseamlessly permanently attached to the wood core.

In another exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking boards areembodied including a composite wood core assembly, the composite woodcore assembly including a series of wood cores joined together along alongitudinal axis thereof to form a simulated single unit solid rigidwood core, wherein the simulated single unit solid rigid wood core isembodied with a high quality facing wood veneer seamlessly permanentlyattached by means of the two-part EPI adhesive, or in the alternative,the two-part PEP adhesive, to the simulated single unit solid rigid woodcore.

Although the bonding of soft wood products to laminates has been donesuccessfully, the bonding of softwoods to facing wood veneers, andexotic hardwoods to facing wood veneers for the manufacture of outdoorwood decking boards, and the bonding of exotic hardwoods to facing woodveneers, has not been shown. Accordingly, there is a need for anadhesive and method for use in adhesive in manufacturing outdoor wooddecking boards comprising one or more facing wood veneer(s) to form astrong bond between the facing wood veneer and the outdoor wood deckingboard for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an outdoor wooddecking board manufactured using a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive which forms a permanent seamless attachment between a facingwood veneer and a wood core.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an outdoor wooddecking board manufactured using an adhesive which forms a permanentseamless attachment between two wood cores, and between a first woodcore and a facing wood veneer.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an outdoor wooddecking board manufactured using a two-part emulsion-isocyanate adhesivewhich forms a permanent seamless attachment between a first wood coreand a second wood core; and forms a permanent seamless attachmentbetween a first wood core and a first facing wood veneer; and forms apermanent seamless attachment between a second wood core and a secondfacing wood veneer.

It is still another objective of the present disclosure to provide atwo-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive to form an outdoor wooddecking board having a wood core and a facing wood veneer.

It is another objective of the present disclosure to provide a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive to provide a moisture resistantbond a first wood core and a second wood core; and between a firstfacing wood core and a first facing veneer; and between a second facingwood core and a second facing wood veneer.

A further object of the present disclosure is to provide a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer (“two-part PEP”) which forms a moistureresistant bond having improved strength between wood cores and betweenwood cores and facing wood veneers.

Other objects will become apparent from the description to follow andfrom the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outdoor wood decking board, accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A is a top perspective view of a wood core of the outdoor wooddecking board of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2B is a side perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 2A,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the outdoorwood decking board of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 3A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3B is a top perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 3Aillustrating sizing of the wood core of FIG. 3A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4B is a top perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 4Aillustrating sizing of the wood core of FIG. 4A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5B is a top perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 5Aillustrating sizing of the wood core of FIG. 5A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core ofthe outdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 5E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood core, according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5F is a side planar view of the outdoor wood core of FIG. 5E,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6B is a top perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 6Aillustrating sizing of the wood core of FIG. 6A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6F is a side planar view of the outdoor wood decking board of FIG.6E, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7B is a top perspective view of the wood core of FIG. 7Aillustrating sizing of the wood core of FIG. 7A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of the wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7F is a side planar view of the facing wood veneered wood core ofFIG. 7E, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8A is a top perspective view of a wood core of an outdoor wooddecking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8B is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer, according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core ofthe outdoor wood decking board showing a sized wood core of FIG. 8Alayered beneath the facing wood veneer of FIG. 8B, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8D is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8E is a side planar view of the outdoor wood decking board of FIG.8D, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9A is a top perspective view of a first wood core of an outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9B is a top perspective view of a second wood core of the outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9C is a top perspective view of a face-to-face wood core of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 9D is a schematic illustration of a facing wood veneer beingoverlayed onto the face-to-face wood core of FIG. 9C, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 10A is a top perspective view of a first wood core of an outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 10B is a top perspective view of a second wood core of the outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 10C is a top perspective view of a face-to-face wood core of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 10D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 10E is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered face-toface wood core, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 10F is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11A is a top perspective view of a first wood core of an outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11B is a top perspective view of a second wood core of an outdoorwood decking board, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11C is a top perspective view of a face-to-face wood core of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 11D is a top perspective view of the face-to-face wood core of FIG.11C as sized, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11E is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 11F is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneeredface-to-face wood core, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11G is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12A is a schematic illustrating a first facing wood veneer, a woodcore, and a second facing wood core of an outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12B is a schematic illustrating the first facing wood veneer, thewood core, and the second facing wood veneer of FIG. 12A showing thefirst facing wood veneer being attached to a first wood face of the woodcore, and the second facing wood veneer being attached to a second faceof the wood core.

FIG. 12C is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12D is a side planar view of the outdoor wood decking board of FIG.12C, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 13A is a schematic illustrating a first facing wood veneer, a woodcore, and a second facing wood core of an outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 13B is a schematic illustrating the first facing wood veneer, thewood core, and the second facing wood veneer of FIG. 13A showing thefirst facing wood veneer being attached to a first wood face of the woodcore, and the second facing wood veneer being attached to a second faceof the wood core.

FIG. 13C is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 13D is a side planar view of the outdoor wood decking board of FIG.13C, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 14A is a top perspective view of a wood core of the outdoor wooddecking board according to an embodiment of the disclosure

FIG. 14B is a schematic illustrating the facing wood veneer and the woodcore of FIG. 14A showing the facing wood veneer being attached to afirst wood face of the wood core.

FIG. 14C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered wood core,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 14D is a top perspective view of an outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 15A is a top perspective view of a complex wood core assemblyblock, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 15B is a top perspective view of a complex wood core assembly of anoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 15C is a top perspective view of the complex wood core assembly ofFIG. 15B as sized, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 15D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer, according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 15E is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered complexwood core assembly, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 15F is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 16A is a top perspective view of a core including a wood plasticcomposite of an outdoor wood decking board, according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

FIG. 16B is a top perspective view of the core of FIG. 16A illustratingsizing of the wood composite core of FIG. 16A, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 16C is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneer of theoutdoor wood decking board, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 16D is a top perspective view of a facing wood veneered woodcomposite core, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 16E is a top perspective view of the outdoor wood decking board,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of an outdoor wood deck floorincluding a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

An outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor are disclosed herein, with reference to FIGS. 1-17. The outdoorwood decking board 10 can be used to provide an aesthetically pleasingoutdoor deck floor 100 to simulate an outdoor deck floor 100 constructedfrom wood decking boards 10 of superior quality grade wood species at alow cost and, more particularly, at an increased conservation of thesuperior grade wood species. The outdoor wood decking boards 10 areformed using a variety of wood species. In particular, the outdoor wooddecking boards 10 can be formed from a variety of wood species,including common grade or general purpose grade North American Softwoodspecies of North American Softwood wood species. The outdoor wooddecking board 10 includes a facing wood veneer 50 formed from a superiorgrade North American Softwood species, and in another embodiment, thefacing wood veneer 50 is formed from some of the finest exotic hardwoodsfound globally. The North American Softwood species are selected becausethere is variety of wood species therein that are readily available,easy to work with, affordable, and aesthetically pleasing for use as afacing wood veneer 50 in forming the outdoor wood decking board 10.

Embodiments, of the outdoor wood decking board 10 disclosed hereinprovides an important embodiment to improve the conservation of woodspecies in the global environment and development stage. In addition,the superior grade wood species of the North American Softwood speciesincluding the exotic hardwoods provide an outdoor wood decking board 10that is a strong, aesthetically pleasing outdoor wood decking board 10used for the construction of, consequentially, a strong andaesthetically pleasing outdoor deck floor 100.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List ofThreatened Species (“IUCN”) was implemented to guide the selected woodspecies utilized in the embodiments of the outdoor wood decking boards10. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN RedList or Red Data List), founded in 1964, is the world's mostcomprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biologicalspecies. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) isthe world's main authority on the conservation status of species. Aseries of Regional Red Lists are produced by countries or organizations,which assess the risk of extinction to species within a politicalmanagement unit and can be retrieved at http://www.iucnredlist.org/.

The IUCN Red List is set upon precise criteria to evaluate theextinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. These criteriaare relevant to all species and all regions of the world. The aim is toconvey the urgency of conservation issues to the public and policymakers, as well as help the international community to try to reducespecies extinction. According to IUCN (1996), the formally stated goalsof the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on thestatus of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention tothe magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influencenational and international policy and decision-making, and to provideinformation to guide actions to conserve biological diversity.

The Red Data Book categories provide an easily and widely understoodmethod for highlighting those species under higher extinction risk, soas to focus attention on conservation measures designed to protect them.

Outdoor wood decking boards 10 formed using facing wood veneers 50formed from a superior grade of wood species, or facing wood veneers 50formed from exotic hardwoods are environmental compliant and economicalreplacements for use of integral or one piece outdoor wood deckingboards of superior grade wood species in the conventional constructionof outdoor deck floors. The ability of an outdoor wood decking board 10to be formed of a fractional amount of a superior grade wood speciesembodied in a facing wood veneer 50 seamlessly permanently attached to awood core 10 of a lower grade wood species is environmentally prudentaligned with the objectives of the IUCN, and economically pragmatic. Theoutdoor wood decking board 10 allows for the formation of an outdoordeck floor 100 of similar dimensions and strength of an outdoor deckfloor 100 made from an integral or one piece outdoor wood decking boards10 of superior grade wood species, and exotic hardwood species, that areaesthetically pleasing to the viewer or consumer at a fraction of thecost and at a fraction of the negative impact on the natural resourcesof superior grade or high-grade wood species.

Various superior grade wood species that include smooth or non-cactilesurfaces are provided in the embodiments of the disclosure for theformation of the facing wood veneers 50 attached to a first wood face 32of the wood core 30; and in another embodiment to a second wood face 34of the wood core 30 to form a dual veneered wood core 30. Use of commongrade or general purpose wood species for the manufacture of outdoorwood decking boards 10 promote splintering of the outdoor wood core 30along the wood grain, while wood cores 30 formed of common grade woodspecies including a facing wood veneer 50 formed of a superior gradewood species have inherently smooth surfaces or sanded smooth surfacesto form non-cactile surfaces can form a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards 10 arranged to form an assembled simulated non-cactileoutdoor deck floor 100 formed of superior grade wood species.

FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of an outdoor wood decking board 10. Theoutdoor wood decking board 10 embodied for use in construction of anassembled simulated superior grade wood species non-cactile outdoor deckfloor 100 comprises a wood core 30, a facing wood veneer 50, an adhesive106. The adhesive can be a pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120, awater based two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive. The facing wood veneer 50 isseamlessly permanently attached to a first wood face 32 of the wood core30 by means of the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120. In referenceto superior grade, the facing wood veneer is formed such that the facingwood veneer 50 is non-cactile and thereby the facing wood veneer 50includes a smooth exterior surface and therefore, not prickly or havingsplinters.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2C, the wood core 30 is formed from a first woodspecies WP1, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The wood core 30includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to thefirst wood face 32, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36,the dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 including interiorlongitudinal side edges 36 ¹ and exterior longitudinal side edges 36 ².The wood core 30 includes a first end 38 and a second end 39. The woodcore 30 includes a longitudinal axis (LA). The wood core 30 is sized viaa planar or a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵)which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)) inch(es), as shown in FIG. 2B.

The wood core 30 is sized to the thickness of (T⁵) to account for thethickness of the facing wood veneer 50 upon the permanent attachment ofthe facing wood veneer 50 to the wood core 30, wherein the facing woodveneer 50 includes a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch. Implementing thisfeature, provides for consistency in providing a facing wood veneeredwood core 20, as shown in FIG. 3D is configured with a consistentthickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, and the outdoor wood decking board 10post being sized is configured consistently having a thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and a length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured with the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. In yet anotherembodiment, the facing wood veneer is configured with the thickness (T²)of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized configured at(T⁵)=(T¹)−( 1/10 inch). And accordingly, the wood core 30 is sizedconfigured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/16 inch)).

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed from thefirst wood species WP1 wherein the first wood species WP1 is preselectedfrom any one of a North American Softwood species including, generally,a common grade or general purpose grade of wood species. In anembodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed from a knottygrade of western red cedar species, more particularly, a tight knotwestern red cedar species 16, as shown in FIGS. 1-3E.

The North American Softwood species that are implemented in theembodiment of the disclosure includes the first wood species WP1 of thewood core 30 which is formed from any one of a superior grade of NorthAmerican Softwood species selected from the group consisting of tightknot Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), DouglasFir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed fromany one of the North American Softwood species that are of common gradeor general purpose grade that do not include a distinct tight knot. Inanother embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed fromany one of the first wood species WP1 of North American Softwood speciesthat are common grade or general purpose grade of reclaimed woodselected from the North American Softwood species.

Referring again to FIGS. 1-3E, the facing wood veneer 50, is formed froma second wood species WP2, as a three-dimensional solid rigid finishinglayer including a thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) being less than thecore thickness (T¹), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). FIG. 1 showsthe effectiveness of a facing wood veneer 50 manufactured from asuperior grade wood species including a clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 species, or, also, referred to a clear grain western red cedarspecies.

The second wood species WP2 includes, generally, a superior grade inquality and appearance of the North American Softwood species. Thesecond wood species WP2 of the facing wood veneer 50, can be selectedfrom clear vertical grains, or clear grains of the group consisting ofwestern red-cedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 isformed from any one of a superior grade of the second wood species WP2,wherein the wood of the second wood species WP2 is reclaimed wood of theNorth American Softwood species.

Referring to FIG. 2C, the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 2Cincludes a first wood finishing face 52, a second wood finishing face 54opposed to the first wood finishing face 52, and dual opposinglongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56, the dual opposinglongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 including interiorlongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ¹ and exteriorlongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ². The facing wood veneer50 includes a facing wood veneer first end 58 and a facing wood veneersecond end 59. The facing wood veneer 50 includes a longitudinal axis(LA²).

The facing wood veneer 50 is manufactured from a wood species selectedfrom the second wood species WP2. As shown in FIG. 2C the facing woodveneer 50 is formed from a clear vertical grain western red cedarspecies 14.

In another embodiment, as discussed below, the facing wood veneer 50 ismanufactured from a third wood species WP3, wherein the third woodspecies WP3 includes exotic hardwoods. The exotic hardwood species isselected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho;(Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood)Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); AfricanWalnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany, Khaya anthotheca; Khayagrandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black, Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from any oneof the third wood species WP3, as listed above, where the exotichardwoods are reclaimed exotic hardwoods selected from the third woodspecies WP3.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed froma first wood species WP1 of common grade or general purpose grade ofreclaimed wood selected from the first wood species WP1. Within thecontext of the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formedfrom a superior grade reclaimed wood selected from the second woodspecies WP2. In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer is formedfrom reclaimed exotic hardwood species of a third wood species WP3.

The wood core 30 formed of the first wood species WP1 including thecommon grade or the general purpose grade of the first wood species WP1is bonded with the facing wood veneer 50 where the facing wood veneer 50is seamlessly permanently attached to the wood core 30. The facing woodveneer 50 is formed from the second wood species WP2, generally, ofsuperior grade wood species than the first wood species WP1 of the woodcore 30. The second wood species WP2 of the facing wood veneer 50 ispreferably preselected from any one of a clear vertical grain westernred cedar species, superior grade of North American Softwood species, aslisted above, free from growth characteristics that affect appearance orperformance. In some wood manufacturing houses the clear vertical grainis referred to as clear grain.

The common grade is defined to mean an all purpose grade of the NorthAmerica Softwood species that have less amount or less percentage amountof clear, defect-free wood. The common grade wood includescharacteristics that occur in U.S. North American Softwood speciesincluding tight knots, a burl, streaks, a glass worm, and the like. Thecommon grade North American Softwood species, according to theembodiment of the disclosure, includes characteristics that occur inthese woods which can be inherent within the North American Softwoodspecies, and otherwise generic to all of the North American Softwoodspecies. Some of the characteristics can occur naturally in the wood, orlumber, or as a result of the drying process.

In another exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formedfrom any one of a third wood species WP3. The exotic hardwood species,as listed above, is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany, Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black, Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

No species of exotic wood or exotic hardwoods are utilized where theexotic hardwoods are placed on the CITES Appendices, or listed on theIUCN Red List as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct toprevent population reduction in generations caused by decline in itsnatural range and exploitation. Unless the exotic wood species is beingutilized as recycled or reclaimed exotic wood.

However, exotic hardwoods in the vulnerable range are listed, as way ofexample, for manufacturers to embrace the embodiment of the disclosurein implementing facing wood veneers 50 including a thickness of therange of about 1/16- 3/16 inch for the objective of preventing the woodspecies falling into the extinction range. In another embodiment of thedisclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured including athickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch. In another embodiment of the disclosure,the facing wood veneer 50 is configured including a thickness (T²) ofabout 1/10 inch. Yet in another embodiment of the disclosure, the facingwood veneer 50 is configured including a thickness (T²) of about 1/16inch.

Exotic hardwoods in the third wood species WP3 that are utilized in theembodiment of the disclosure include those wood species listed above.Information on a variety of the exotic hardwoods can be found in theWOOD DATA BASE http://www.wood-database.com/. Included in the third woodspecies WP3 is Angelim pedra (Hymenolobium petraeum) which is an exotictropical hardwood. Other names of the species is Angelim da Terra,Angelim da Mata, Caramate, Mirarema, Sapupira Amarela. The Angelim pedraoriginates from Brazil. The appearance of the heartwood is a lightyellowish brown, while the sapwood is a pale brown. The grain of thiswood is crisscross, and the texture is coarse and uneven so it is sandedbefore use. Angelim pedra is a medium-density wood, with a low moisturecontent. Since the timber is heavy and very hard, the shrinkage isslight. The wood has no distinctive odor. The heartwood of Angelim pedrais very durable and resistant to both fungi and termites. It dries veryrapidly in a kiln, with a slight tendency for medium twisting andspringing.

Another exotic hardwood included in the third wood species WP3 is Shoreaspp. Common name Balau having a distribution from Southeast Asia. Colorcan be highly variable depending upon the species ranging from a palestraw color to a darker reddish brown. The Balau has a coarse texturewith medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Whenproviding a facing wood veneer 50 using Balau a first wood finishingface 52 will be sanded to a non-cactile finish so that the first woodfinishing face is smooth and no splintering is apparent.

Balau is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but many species in theShorea genus are on the IUCN Red List. The majority of Shorea are listedas being critically endangered due to a population reduction of over 80%in the past three generations, caused by decline in its natural range,and exploitation. Therefore, only recycled Shorea species is utilizedaccording to the embodiments of the disclosure.

Another, exotic hardwood utilized in the embodiments of the disclosureincluded in the third wood species WP3 is the Astronium graveolens,common name Tigerwood, Jobillo, Goncalo alves, because of its inherentbeauty and aesthetic appearance it provides to the outdoor wood deckingboards 10 and its excellent weathering properties and durabilityregarding decay resistance. The Tigerwood has its distribution fromMexico southward to Brazil. The heartwood is typically a medium reddishbrown with irregularly spaced streaks of dark brown to black. Colortends to darken with age. The grain can be straight, but is usually wavyor interlocked. It has fine, uniform texture with good natural luster.Tigerwood is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red Listof Threatened Species.

Yet another exotic hardwood is Mukulungu, Autranella congolensis A.Chev. having its distribution from the dense equatorial forests ofAfrica. The grain is straight or slightly interlocked, sometimes with aninfluence on further processing operations. Texture is usually fine tomedium. It is very durable to decay without preservative treatment andis resistant to termite attack.

Also, included in the third wood species WP3 is African Padauk,Pterocarpus soyauxii (“Padauk”). Padauk is listed as one of the thirdwood species WP3 utilized for the formation of the facing wood veneer 50of the wood decking board 30 Padauk distributed in Central and tropicalwest Africa. The average dried weight is 47 lbs/ft³ (745 kg/m³) having aspecific gravity (Basic, 12% MC) of 0.61, 0.75 and a Janka Hardness of1,970 lb_(f) (8,760 N). The color appearance of African Padauk can varyranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most piecestend to start reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening substantiallyover time to a reddish/purplish brown (some lighter pieces age to agrayish brown). Grain is usually straight, but can sometimes beinterlocked. With a coarse, open texture that can be sanded to a smoothveneer, a non-cactile finish and good natural luster and a non-cactilefinish. African Padauk has excellent decay resistance, and is rated asdurable to very durable. African Padauk is also reported to be resistantto termites and other insects. African Padauk is moderately heavy,strong, and stiff, with exceptional stability.

The African Padauk wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices oron the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Therefore, the outdoor wooddecking board 10 embodied in the disclosure herein utilizing a facingwood veneer 50 having a thickness of about 1/16- 3/16 inch, a fractionof the amount of that used in whole wood decking boards manufacturedwith the exotic hardwoods would be important and imperative to conservethe exotic hardwood species in their natural embodiment and prevent theexotic wood species from being placed into a risk of being threatened.

Another exotic hardwood species listed among the third wood species WP3is Bamboo of which many timber-producing bamboos are from thePhyllostachys and Bambusa genera. Most timber producing bamboos are fromSouth Asia. Being a monocot in the grass family, bamboo does not haveany sapwood/heartwood or growth rings. Generally, it has a uniform andpale yellow to almost white. Bamboo is not listed in the CITESAppendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Bambooprovides a special aesthetics for its unique, down-to-earth appeal.Bamboo, also, has mechanical properties because bamboo possess some ofthe best stiffness/strength characteristics, and strength-to-weightratios of any woody material on the planet.

Another exotic wood species listed among the variety of exotic hardwoodsin the third wood species WP3 is Bosse, (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii) distributed from West and Central Africa. The heartwood isinitially a pale pinkish brown, darkening with age to a more golden tomedium brown. Pale yellowish sapwood is well defined. Bosse can behighly figured, with grain patterns such as pommele being sought afterin veneer form. The grain can be straight, interlocked, wavy, oranything in between. This wood is vaguely reminiscent of Sapele (bothare in the Meliaceae family). Texture is medium to fine, with a goodnatural luster. Bosse also has fair resistance against insect attacksand has good weathering characteristics. This wood species is not listedin the CITES Appendices, but is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed asvulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past threegenerations, caused by a decline in its natural range. Again,implementation of the outdoor wood decking board 10 according to thepresent disclosure can prevent against extinction of the Bosse and otherexotic hardwood species. Again, the disclosure does not encourage use ofthe vulnerable species but encourages the implementation of the outdoorwood decking board 10 disclosed to prevent the further exploitation ofthe exotic hardwood.

Another exotic hardwood of the variety of exotic hardwoods listed in thethird wood species WP3 is Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentate)distributed from Caribbean, and Central America. The average driedweight is 67 lbs/ft³ (1,080 kg/m³) having a specific gravity of 0.85,1.08 and Janka Hardness of 67 lbs/ft³ (1,080 kg/m. The heartwood is amedium to dark reddish brown. Bulletwood is an incredibly strong, densewood which has good durability in exterior applications. Color tends todarken with age. Pale yellow sapwood is clearly differentiated from theheartwood, though not always sharply demarcated. Massaranduba has agrain straight to interlocked or wavy, and fine uniform texture with lownatural luster. Bulletwood, Massaranduba is rated as very durable, withgood resistance to most insect attack. This wood species is not listedin the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, adhesives are utilized in theformation of the outdoor wood decking board 10. The adhesives include,the pressure sensitive liquid adhesives 120; two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanante, water based two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive, acrylic based two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanates,(collectively referred to herein, as two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanates or two-part EPI adhesive); or the two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer (also, referred to as two-part PEPadhesive), provides a means to seamlessly permanently attach a secondwood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face 32 of the wood core 30, to form the outdoor wood decking board10, methods of which are disclosed in more detail below, so that thenon-cactile first wood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50formed from a clear vertical grain, or clear grain, or superior grade ofthe second wood species WP2 visible to a user, homeowner, consumer, orguest, providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the outdoorwood decking board 30, as shown in FIG. 1.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the adhesive is a two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive (“EPI”). The two-part EPI adhesiveprovides a means to seamlessly permanently attach the second woodfinishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 against the first woodface 32 of the wood core 30, to form the outdoor wood decking board 10,methods of which are disclosed in more detail below, so that the firstwood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 formed from anon-cactile clear vertical grain, or clear grain, or superior grade ofthe second wood species WP2 visible to a user, homeowner, consumer, orguest, providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the outdoorwood decking board 30, as shown in FIG. 1.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the adhesive is atwo-part polyurethane emulsion polymer (“PEP”). The two-part PEPadhesive provides a means to seamlessly permanently attach the secondwood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face 32 of the wood core 30, to form the outdoor wood decking board10, methods of which are disclosed in more detail below, so that thefirst wood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 formed from aclear vertical grain, or clear grain, or superior grade of the secondwood species WP2 visible to a user, homeowner, consumer, or guest,providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the outdoor wooddecking board 30, as shown in FIG. 1.

Implementing this feature of the embodiment, of facing wood veneers 50formed from superior grades of North American Softwood species,exemplified in the clear vertical grain western red cedar, andpreselected from any one of a clear vertical grain red cedar woodspecies, or clear grain red cedar wood species, or any one of thesuperior grades of North American Softwood species, listed above, of thesecond wood species WP2, or preselected from any one of the third woodspecies WP3 of exotic hardwoods, wherein the facing wood veneers thusformed are non-cactile, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 30are adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal side edges 36 ¹of each other to form the assembled simulated superior grade woodspecies non-cactile outdoor wood deck floor 100 of preconfigureddimensions, as shown in FIG. 17.

More particularly, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 areadapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal side edges 36 ¹ ofeach other to form an assembled simulated superior quality grade woodspecies non-cactile outdoor deck floor 100 of preconfigured dimensionsdisplaying any one of the second wood species WP2 of the groupconsisting of clear vertical grain or clear grain, Western Red Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies) to the user, homeowner, consumer, guest observing the outdoorwood decking boards 10 of an assembled simulated superior quality gradewood species non-cactile outdoor deck floor 100. FIG. 17 shows anoutdoor deck floor 100 including a plurality of outdoor wood deckingboards 10 comprising a tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30having a clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneerseamlessly permanently attached thereon.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 12A-12D andFIGS. 13A-13D, and discussed in more detail below, a second facing woodveneer 50 ² is seamlessly permanently attached by means of an adhesive,wherein the adhesive is selected from the group comprising the pressuresensitive liquid adhesive, the two-part EPI adhesive, and the two-partPEP adhesive, to the second wood face 54 of the wood core 30 to form anoutdoor wood decking board 10 as shown in FIGS. 12C-12D and FIGS.13C-13D including a dual facing wood veneered wood core 96. As shown inFIGS. 12A and 13A, the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid finishing layer² including the thickness(T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). The second facing wood veneer50 ² includes a first finishing face² 52 ², a second finishing face² 54² opposed to the first finishing face² 52 ², and dual opposinglongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges² 56 ².

The second facing wood veneer 50 ² can be formed from any one of thesecond wood species WP2 of the North American Softwood species includingthe clear vertical grain red cedar wood 14 species. The second woodspecies WP2 includes any one of a superior grade of the second woodspecies WP2 of the group consisting of superior grade of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).

In another embodiment, the second facing wood veneer 50 ² can be formedfrom any one of the third wood species WP3. As discussed above, thethird wood species WP3 includes the exotic hardwood species selectedfrom the group consisting of exotic hardwood species selected from thegroup consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shoreaspp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany, Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

Referring to FIGS. 12A-12D and FIGS. 13A-13D, and described in moredetail below, the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is permanently attachedto the second wood face 34 of the wood core 30 by means of the pressuresensitive liquid adhesive 120, or the two-part EPI adhesive, or thetwo-part PEP adhesive, so that a first finishing face² 52² of a secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² to form an outdoor wood decking board 10 wherethe second facing wood veneer 50 ² is visible to a viewer, user,homeowner, consumer, or guest, from beneath a newly formed outdoor wooddeck floor 100. In this manner, that the outdoor wood decking boards 10provides an outdoor ceiling of either including the second wood speciesWP2 of superior grade North American Softwood species, or third woodspecies WP3 of selected exotic hardwood species, to an outdoor roombeneath the outdoor wood decking boards 10 of the newly formed outdoordeck floor 100.

The wood core 30 of the outdoor wood decking board 10 includes thesecond facing wood veneer 50 ² seamlessly permanently attached by meansof pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120, or the two-part EPI adhesive,or the two-part PEP adhesive, to the second face 34 of the wood core 30such that the first finishing face² 52 ² of the second facing woodveneer 50 ² formed from the second wood species WP2 including any one ofthe superior grade second wood species WP2 of the group consisting ofWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix Lyallii), Alaskan Yellow-Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species) is displayed to the viewerfrom below the assembled outdoor wood decking boards 10 thereby, aplurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to be arranged alonginterior longitudinal wood side edges of each other can form anassembled simulated non-cactile clear vertical grain western red cedaroutdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

In another embodiment, the plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges ofeach other can form an assembled simulated non-cactile clear grainwestern red cedar outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions,as shown in FIG. 17. The outdoor wood decking board 10 can be embodiedin any one of the wood cores 30 formed from the common grade or generalpurpose grade wood species selected from the first wood species WP1 incombination of any one of the facing wood veneers 50 embodied in any oneof the superior grade wood species selected from the second wood speciesWP2 or the third wood species WP3 thereby forming a variety of outdoorwood decking boards 10 including a plurality of a variety of facing woodveneers 50 including a variety of wood species to form a plurality ofoutdoor deck floors 100 representing a variety of wood species.

In another embodiment of the disclosure the facing wood veneer 50 andthe second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed from a clear cedarincluding a quartersawn vertical grain.

In another embodiment, the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed fromthe third wood species WP3, the exotic hardwood species, the exotichardwood species, as listed above, thereby forming the outdoor wooddecking board 10 including an exotic hardwood species WP3 so that when aplurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 are adapted to be arrangedalong interior longitudinal wood side edges of each other the pluralityof outdoor wood decking boards 10 can form an assembled simulatednon-cactile exotic wood species outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configureddimensions, as shown in FIG. 17.

The wood species preselected for the second facing wood veneer 50 ² tolayer the wood core 30 can be formed from the same wood speciespreselected for the first facing wood veneer 50 of the wood core 30. Inthe alternative, the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed from adifferent wood species from the wood species preselected for the firstfacing wood veneer 50.

As shown in FIG. 12A-12D, the wood core 30 is formed from a first woodspecies WP1, namely Douglas fir 80, and the first facing wood veneer 50is formed from a third wood species WP3, namely, Sapele (Entandrophragmacylindricum) 42, and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed fromthe same wood species, Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42.

In the alternative, the first facing wood veneer 50 is formed from afirst wood species and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed froma different wood species from the first facing wood veneer 50, as shownin FIGS. 13A-13D. The first facing wood veneer 50 is formed from thethird wood species WP3, namely Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed from a third woodspecies WP3 of exotic hardwoods, namely, Santos Mahogany 82.

Implementing this feature of the embodiment of the disclosure, theoutdoor wood decking boards 10 allows a user to display a first facingwood veneer 50 of the assembled simulated superior quality grade woodspecies non-cactile outdoor deck floor 100 showcasing a first aestheticappearance complimentary to the surrounding natural environment of theassembled simulated superior quality grade wood species non-cactileoutdoor deck floor 100 and consubstantially allows the user to display asecond facing wood veneer 50 ² of the assembled simulated superiorquality grade wood species non-cactile outdoor deck floor 100 to aviewer below the assembled simulated superior quality grade wood speciesnon-cactile outdoor deck floor 100 showcasing a second aestheticappearance complimentary to the surrounding environment, for example, inan outside room created by the disposition of the assembled simulatedsuperior quality grade wood species non-cactile lower outdoor deck floor100 devised as a ceiling to the outside room.

The use of the facing wood veneers 50 and second facing wood veneers 50² manufactured with superior quality grade wood species, and the exotichardwood species, is a novel embodiment of outdoor wood decking boards10 with the purpose of conservation of high grade wood species in theirnatural geographic environment and preventing excessive consumption ofsuperior quality grade woods in the manufacture of outdoor wood deckingboards 10. In addition, the use of facing wood veneers 50 and secondfacing wood veneers 50 ² with superior grade wood species provides anaesthetic look to the outdoor decking boards 10 of the outdoor deckfloor 100 simulating a superior grade wood non-cactile outdoor deckfloor 100, as shown in FIG. 17, increasing the value to the home andfacility attached thereof, whereas the outdoor wood decking boards 10are cost efficient because the wood core 30 is manufactured from a lessexpensive wood species, and the facing wood veneer 50 utilizes a smallamount of a superior quality wood species rather than utilizing thesuperior quality wood species for the manufacture of the entire woodcore 30 of the outdoor wood decking board 10.

The facing wood veneer 50 can be manufactured from virgin wood speciesor recycled wood species.

Typically construction of outdoor deck floors include a plurality ofoutdoor decking boards made of wood which require manufacturing eachoutdoor wood decking board from an enormity of natural wood resources ofsuperior grade wood species or exotic hardwood species so that eachoutdoor wood decking board is completely manufactured with a piece of asuperior grade wood species. A known problem to this approach is thatthe natural resources including a variety of superior grade wood speciesare exposed to exhaustion, vulnerable, endangered, criticallyendangered, and extinction of the wood species particular to a certaingeographical region. In addition, this method is not cost prohibitive.Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein provide a solution to thenegative impact of outdoor deck floors on the natural resources ofsuperior grade wood species and to the cost of constructing outdoordecking boards used for the construction of outdoor deck floors.

As shown in FIGS. 1-17, the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, embodied herein includes woodcores 30 configured with specific dimensions having facing wood veneers50 configured with amalgamating specific dimensions to fill a variety ofspecifications of outdoor wood decking boards 10 for use in theconstruction of outdoor deck floors 100. Each wood core 30 includes likefeatures and for the sake of brevity the features will be describedusing like numbers throughout the embodiments of the disclosure forconsistency.

In addition, the embodiments of the disclosure are described with theuse of the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 including the two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesives, and the two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer adhesives, in the formation of the outdoor wood deckingboard 10, described in detail, here, for brevity, and not repeated indetail for each embodiment of the disclosure.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the pressure sensitive liquidadhesive can be a polyvinylacetate. In another embodiment, the pressuresensitive liquid adhesive is a crosslinking vinyl acetate, wherein thecrosslinking vinyl acetate has a solid content of about 52% and a pH ofabout 5.5-6.0. The crosslinking vinyl acetate has an off white color, aviscosity of BKFLD RVF @75° F. approx. 2500 cps. The crosslinking vinylacetate is available through Pacific Adhesives Company, Inc., technicaldata sheet: EWG-2227.

In yet another embodiment, the crosslinking vinyl acetate has a solidcontent of about 46% and a pH of about 4.5-5.5, white color, viscosityBKFLD RVF @75° F. approx. 3500 cps. This crosslinking vinyl acetate isavailable through Pacific Adhesives Company, Inc., technical data sheet:R-517BWG.

In another embodiment, the pressure sensitive adhesive is a melamineresin adhesive including melamine-formaldehyde resin methyl alcohol andformaldehyde. The melamine resin adhesive is commercially availablethrough Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Casco Adhesives, product numberAdhesive: C1263.

In another embodiment, the pressure sensitive adhesive is a melamineresin adhesive including a liquid hardener.

In another embodiment, the adhesive is a polymerized polyurethanereactive adhesive. The adhesive is a polyurethane reactive adhesive, orpolymerized polyurethane reactive adhesives. The polyurethane reactiveadhesives have been known to be used in construction. They have beenutilized in outdoors, boasting effective weatherproofing qualities andhigh impact bonding strength.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the pressure sensitive liquidadhesive can be a polyurethane resin adhesives can even withstandexposure to salt water. Polyurethane resin adhesives boast excellentresistance to high temperatures, UV and weather conditions to provide atough, hard wearing bond.

In an embodiment of the subject matter disclosed, an improved method foradhering and bonding in forming the outdoor wood decking boards 10 isdisclosed.

More specifically, the invention relates to adhering, bonding, andlaminating, in forming the outdoor wood decking boards 10 by means of atwo-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive. It is known to use waterbased two-part EPI adhesives for several applications and acrylic basedtwo-part EPI adhesives. Two-part EPI adhesives have been used fordecades for gluing wood, especially, in Japan. In addition, to havingshort hardening time, water based two-part EPI adhesives are free offormaldehyde.

Water based two-part EPI adhesives, generally, are two-part adhesivesbased on reaction of a mixture of water based emulsions of carboxylatedstyrene-butadiene copolymer latex (“SBR”), ethylene vinyl acetatecopolymer (“EVA”) and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) typed with an isocyanatehardener (crosslinker) forming water-resistant bonds. Two-part EPIadhesives can be formulated in many ways to give the optimal performancewith respect to water resistance, curing speed, type of substrate,strength and viscosity in each bonding adhesive operation.

Regarding the adhesion of a reinforcement to wood, the InternationalCode Council (ICC) has issued performance requirements in the nature ofglue bonding specifications. The ICC is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinatednational model construction codes used to construct residential andcommercial buildings, including residences and schools. Most U.S.cities, counties, and states that adopt codes choose the InternationalCodes developed by the ICC. The ICC has issued AC280, which provides acomputer program model to predict beam values for laminated timber.AC280, also, specifies performance requirements including adhesivebonding specifications for bonding to substrates to wood.

With regard to adhesive qualification, AC280, also, identifiesadditional standards which have been set by such agencies as AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) and AmericanNational Standards Institute (ANSI). Specifically, an adhesive used tobond a laminate to a wood surface must conform to ASTM D 2559 (StandardSpecification for Adhesives for Structural Laminated Wood Products forUse Under Exterior (Wet Use) Exposure Conditions) and ANSI A190 (forwood products-Structural Glued Laminated Timber).

Two-part EPI adhesives have been developed and used successfully for thebonding of wood together to Meet ICC AC280, ASTM D-2559, and ANSI A190.1requirements. Two-part EPI adhesives have been developed and used forthe bonding of wood to wood and have been recommended to use in bondinglaminates to wood, fiber reinforced polymer composites, painted polymercomposites, and painted metal. The use of two-part EPI adhesive for usein wood to wood applications has, also, been documented in NER-165 ICCEvaluation Services Inc. Legacy Report of Feb. 1, 2002. The ICC NER-165from Ashland Specialty Chemical Company provides for their two-part EPIadhesives have been tested for compliance with ASTM D 2559-84 and areintended to be used as structural adhesives for laminated softwoodproducts and fabrication of plywood components, such as stress panels,sandwich panels, curved panels, glulam beams, post, I-joists, and LVL.

In an embodiment of the subject matter, an improved method for adheringoutdoor wood decking boards 10 is disclosed. More specifically, theinvention relates to adhering, bonding, and laminating, in the formationof the wood decking boards 10 by means of a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive (“EPI”). It is known to use EPIadhesives for several applications.

In addition, ISOSET EPI adhesive systems have been tested on substratesfor use in bonding sandwich panel components. The adhesive formulationsare suitable for bonding gypsum wallboard, hardboard, particle board,waferboard, OSB, and plywood to core materials of styrene and urethanefoam, paper and aluminum honeycomb. The adhesive formulations are, also,suitable for bonding facings of painted metal and fiberglass reinforcedplastic to waferboard, OSB, or plywood.

The adhesives are intended for structural use where high resistance tomoisture is required in roof, wall and floor components subjected tosustained loadings such as live or snow loads.

The water based adhesive uses the two-part EPI technology forming bondswith excellent creep, shear and tensile properties. Substrates bondedwith two-part EPI adhesives are extremely durable and offer outstandingresistance to moisture and humidity. The two-part EPI adhesives havebeen used for engineered wood (I-joist), glulam, structural laminatedwood, LVL, vertical studs, etc.) millwork, hardwood flooring, structuralfoam core panels, load bearing constructions, finger joints, andstructurally insulated panels. The curing characteristics of two-partEPI adhesives are complex and include film formation of the emulsionadhesive as well as chemical reaction of the highly reactive isocyanatetowards water, hydroxyl-, amines- and carboxy-groups. The advantagesobtained by the use of two-part EPI adhesives are fast setting speed,cold curing, light colored glue lines, low creep of the glue line, andhigh moisture resistance.

ISOSET™ two-part EPI from Ashland, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is acommercially available two-part EPI adhesive that is implemented in thedisclosure of the subject matter.

The water based two-part EPI adhesives, in general, include a waterbased polymer cured with an isocyanate. This combination gives glue lineperformance with the benefits for both thermoplastic and thermosettingadhesive systems such as high flexibility of the glue line, cold settingand excellent cold and boiling water resistance. The systems are fastsetting and cold curing and they give light colored glue lines. Thecuring process is a combination of a physical process, film formation,and the chemical reactions of isocyanate.

In addition, Franklin International, Columbus, Ohio, USA provides anemulsion polymer isocyanate system (EPI), namely, ADVANTAGE EP-930http://www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/AdvantageEP 940.aspx

The ADVANTAGE EP-930 is a two-part emulsion polymer isocyanate system(EPI) developed for improved radio frequency performance. It is mixedwith HARDENER 400, a polymeric isocyanate at 10-15 parts Hardener 400 to100 parts emulsion ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV. It is from the chemical familydescription polyvinyl acetate emulsion adhesive, has a specific gravityof 1.36, and pH of 7.0-8.5. The suggested minimum use temperature is 46°F./7° C. The adhesive is characterized by good spreader stability andlow foam production, and good adhesion to laminated veneer lumber andother treated wood when compared with traditional EPI adhesives.ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV with Hardener 400 surpasses the ASTM D-5751-99 wetuse for laminate joints in non-structural lumber products and the DIN D4standard.

The ADVANTAGE EP-930 is from the chemical family polyvinyl acetateemulsion adhesive The ADVANTAGE-930 is an emulsion polymer isocyanatesystem EPI developed for improved radio frequency performance. It ismixed with HARDENER 400, a polymeric isocyanate at 10-15 parts HARDENER400-100 parts emulsion ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV. The adhesive ischaracterized by good spreader stability and low foam production whencompared with traditional EPI adhesives. ADVANTAGE EP-930 DEV withHARDENER 400 surpasses the ASTM D-575-99 wet use for laminate joints innon-structural lumber products and the DIN D4 standard. ADVANTAGE EP-930resin is mixed with HARDENER 400 at a ratio of 100 parts resin to 15parts Hardener by weight.

The pot life of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive(ADVANTAGE EP-930) is in excess of one hour at 77° F./25° C. However theviscosity of the mix will increase as it ages. Wood glued with oldermaterial will have less water resistance, a characteristic common tomost EPI adhesives. Therefore, it is recommended that fresh adhesive bemixed only when it is to be immediately used. The two-partemulsion-isocyanate (Advantage EP-930) resin is mixed with Hardener 400at a ratio of 100 parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45parts resin to one part Hardener by volume. Avoid mixing for longperiods of time or with excessive agitation as pot life is affected bymixing time and speed. While this product can be easily mixed by hand,it is usually more convenient to mix the components in a meter mix unit.Appropriate mixing ratios will depend upon the wood core 30 and thefacing wood veneer 50 used to form the outdoor wood decking board 10.

The moisture content of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate(ADVANTAGE EP-930) is six to ten percent is the recommended moisturecontent for the gluing stock. Higher moisture content will increase theclamp time needed. Additionally, moisture content should mirror (asclosely as possible) that which will be experienced in the end usemarket for the wood product being manufactured. The preparation of thewood cores 30, cores 30, facing wood veneers 50 to be glued is extremelyimportant. Variation in thickness should not exceed ±0.005 inches/0.12mm. Sizing of the wood core 30, core 30, facing wood veneered wood core20, facing wood veneered core 20, or outdoor wood decking board 10 tothickness should be performed using higher than 50 grit abrasives.

The spread rate and recommended adhesive coating layer is the same asfor most poly vinyl acetate products or approximately 0.007 inches/0.178mm in thickness. The two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesives havesuperior gap filling properties due to their higher percent solidscontent. Generally, 200 g/m²/41 #/MSGL of glue line is adequate.Conveyorized spreaders are commonly used. One side application isadequate in most situations but two sided applications are embodied inthe disclosure.

Heat and pressure are dependent upon the wood species or wood core 30,facing wood veneer 50, or core 30 to be glued. Direct contact of thegluing surfaces must be made to obtain maximum strength. A minimum presstime of 30 minutes is recommended under ideal conditions when usingNorth American soft wood species of the second wood species WP2 atmoisture content less than eight to ten percent and factory temperaturesof 68 degrees Fahrenheit/20 degrees Celsius. Longer press times will berequired for higher density species, higher moisture contents and colderfactory temperatures. It is recommended that optimum press times bedetermined in actual plant conditions recognizing that seasonal changesmay lead to variable requirements. Hot Press time is dependent on theadhesive used, gluing stock type, moisture content of the stock andenvironmental conditions.

The Franklin Adhesives, ADVANTAGE EP-950A is a two-part acrylic emulsionpolymer-isocyanate system having an acrylic-base emulsion polymerisocyanate system (EPI) developed with exceptional water and heatresistance. The specific gravity is 1.28 and the suggested minimum usetemperature is 46° F./7° C., and has a pH of 6.5-8.2. The two partemulsion polymer-isocyanate is used for water, heat and solventresistance adhesives with wood products. It works well in hot and coldpress applications.

It exceeds the requirements of ASTM D25559-12a, ASTM D7247-07ae1, ANSI405-2013 and CSA 0112.10, which are required adhesive tests for manystructural applications. This adhesive can be utilized in cold and hotpress equipment. The emulsion must be mixed with HARDENER 200, APOLYMERIC ISOCYANATE, AT 13-15 PARTS HARDENER 200 to 100 parts emulsion.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A resin is mixed with HARDENER 200 at a ratio of 100parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45 parts resin to onepart HARDENER by volume. Avoid mixing for long periods of time or withexcessive agitation as pot life is affected by mixing time and speed.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A exceeds ASTM D2559-12a Standard Specification forAdhesives for Bonded Structural Wood Products for Use Under ExteriorExposure Conditions. This standard covers adhesives suitable for thebonding of wood into structural laminated wood products for generalconstruction and other uses where a high-strength, durable adhesive bondis required. The strength and durability requirements are based on theperformance of the adhesive in laminated wood as measured by thefollowing test methods: resistance to shear by compression loading;resistance to delamination during accelerated exposure to wetting anddrying; and resistance to deformation under static load.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A Exceeds ASTM D7247-07ae1, Standard Test Method forEvaluating the Shear Strength of Adhesive Bonds in Laminated WoodProducts at Elevated Temperatures: This standard is used for evaluationof the shear strength of an adhesive at ambient and elevated temperaturerelative to the performance of solid wood at the same conditions.

The two-part EPI adhesives are best used according to the manufacturer'sdirections and recommendations as provided by Franklin Adhesives andPolymers athttp://www.franklinadhesivesandpolvmers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/advantage-ep-950a.aspx.

ADVANTAGE EP-950A Exceeds ANSI 405-2013 Standard for Adhesives for Usein Structural Glued Laminated Timber: This standard provides the minimumrequirements for evaluation of adhesives to be used in structural gluedlaminated timber products. Adhesives must meet the requirements of ASTMD2559, ASTM D7247, as well creep resistance, accelerated aging of bondedspecimens compared to solid wood controls, and durability testing usingboil-dry-freeze conditioning.

Six to ten percent is the recommended moisture content for the gluingstock. Higher moisture content will increase the clamp time needed.Additionally, moisture content should mirror (as closely as possible)that which will be experienced in the end use market for the woodproduct being manufactured.

The preparation of the stock to be glued is extremely important. Jointscut from rip saws should be free of saw marks. They should also bestraight and square. Moulded or jointed stock should be free of knifemarks. Glazed or burnished joints will prevent adhesive penetration andshould be avoided. When possible, glue joints should be prepared andglued the same day. Gluing stock should be uniform in thickness.Variation in thickness should not exceed ±0.005 inches/0.12 mm. Sandingto thickness should be performed using higher than 50 grit abrasives.

With regard to spread rate the recommended adhesive coating layer is thesame as for most PVA products or approximately 0.007 inches/0.178 mm inthickness. EPI adhesives have superior gap filling properties due totheir higher percent solids content. Generally, 200 g/m²/41 #/MSGL ofglue line is adequate.

Conveyorized spreaders are commonly used in edge-gluing applications.Adjust the applicator to ensure complete coverage on the staves. Oneside application is adequate in most situations. Verify that adequatecoverage exists by monitoring squeeze-out along the glue lines when thepanels are under pressure. The assembly time of ADVANTAGE EP-950A varieswith moisture content and spread rate. Higher spread rate can increasethe assembly time of the product. When substrates are brought underpressure, a small bead of squeeze-out should be seen on the firstsamples assembled.

A minimum press time of 30 minutes is recommended under ideal conditionswhen using soft wood species at moisture content less than eight to tenpercent and factory temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit/20 degreesCelsius. Longer press times will be required for higher density species,higher moisture contents and colder factory temperatures. It isrecommended that optimum press times be determined in actual plantconditions recognizing that seasonal changes may lead to variablerequirements.

Another two-part EPI is the Franklin ADHESIVE EP-925.http://www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com/Wood-Adhesives-US/Wood-Adhesives/Product-Family/Advantage-family/Advantage-EP-925.aspxADVANTAGE EP-925 is a two-component, in the chemical family polyvinylacetate emulsion adhesive. The specific gravity is 1.28; suggestedminimum use temperature is 46° F./8° C.; the pH of 6.5-8.0. TheADVANTAGE EP-925 is a low foaming emulsion polymer isocyanate (EPI)adhesive recommended for applications requiring exceptional water, heatand solvent resistance. The product can be utilized with conventionalcold press or hot press equipment and has been enhanced to providesuperior performance with radio frequency press equipment. ADVANTAGEEP-925 allows for reduction in conditioning time before surfacing whichimproves productivity. It is also characterized by good spreaderstability when compared with traditional EPI adhesives.

ADVANTAGE EP-925 resin is mixed with HARDENER 200 at a ratio of 100parts resin to 15 parts Hardener by weight or 6.45 parts resin to 1 parthardener by volume. The hardener is from the chemical family descriptionPolymeric Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) having a specificgravity of 1.23. Avoid mixing for long periods of time or with excessiveagitation as pot life is affected by mixing time and speed. While thisproduct can be easily mixed by hand, but is more convenient to mx in ameter mix unit.

The performance properties of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive is formulated to provide higher immediate bond strengths thanconventional wood bonding adhesives. The recommended two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive coating layer is approximately 0.007inches/0.178 mm in thickness.

In another embodiment of the subject matter, an improved method forforming an outdoor wood decking board 10 is disclosed. Morespecifically, the invention relates to the formation of an outdoor wooddecking board 10 by means of a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymeradhesive.

Commercially available, is an ISOSET™ UX-100/WD3-A322 adhesive, asdocumented in the in ER-5440 ICC Evaluation Services Inc. Legacy Reportof May 1, 2002, is a two-part adhesive based on a 100-percent-solidspolyurethane that is combined with an emulsion polymer. The adhesiveapplication is limited to bonding structural wood components of softwoodspecies. The adhesive is suitable for use in roof, wall and floorcomponents with high resistance to moisture and subject to sustainedloading. The ISOSET™ PEP adhesive system is a two-part adhesive based on100 percent reactive PEP adhesive blended with conventional isosetemulsion. The PEP adhesive provides strength and faster cure times,while providing excellent bonding strength. Two-part PEP adhesives havebeen used on structural finger joints and wood I-joist, as well asweb-to-web applications.

In addition, ISOSET EPI adhesive systems have been tested on substratesfor use in bonding sandwich panel components. The adhesive formulationsare suitable for bonding gypsum wallboard, hardboard, particle board,waferboard, OSB, and plywood to core materials of styrene and urethanefoam, paper and aluminum honeycomb. The adhesive formulations are, also,suitable for bonding facings of painted metal and fiberglass reinforcedplastic to waferboard, OSB, or plywood.

The water based adhesive use the two-part EPI technology forming bondswith excellent creep, shear and tensile properties. Substrates bondedwith two-part EPI adhesives are extremely durable and offer outstandingresistance to moisture and humidity. The two-part EPI adhesives havebeen used for engineered wood (I-joist), glulam, structural laminatedwood, LVL, vertical studs, etc.) millwork, hardwood flooring, structuralfoam core panels, load bearing constructions, finger joints, andstructurally insulated panels. The curing characteristics of EPIadhesives are complex and include film formation of the emulsionadhesive as well as chemical reaction of the highly reactive isocyanatetowards water, hydroxyl-, amines- and carboxy-groups. The advantagesobtained by the use of EPI adhesives are fast setting speed, coldcuring, light colored glue lines, low creep of the glue line, and highmoisture resistance.

ISOSET™ EPI from Ashland, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is a commerciallyavailable two-part EPI adhesive that is implemented in the disclosure ofthe subject matter.

The water based two-part EPI adhesives, in general, include a waterbased polymer cured with an isocyanate. This combination gives glue lineperformance with the benefits of both thermoplastic and thermosettingadhesive systems such as high flexibility of the glue line, cold settingand excellent cold and boiling water resistance. The systems are fastsetting and cold curing and they give light colored glue lines. Thecuring process is a combination of a physical process, film formation,and the chemical reactions of isocyanate.

Another adhesive commercially available is the ISOSET™ UX-100/WD3-A322adhesive, as documented in the in ER-5440 ICC Evaluation Services Inc.Legacy Report of May 1, 2002, is a two-part adhesive based on a100-percent-solids polyurethane that is combined with an emulsionpolymer. The adhesive application is limited to bonding structural woodcomponents of softwood species. The adhesive is suitable for use inroof, wall and floor components with high resistance to moisture andsubject to sustained loading. The ISOSET™ polyurethane emulsion polymer(PEP) adhesive system is a two-part adhesive based on 100 percentreactive PEP adhesive blended with conventional isoset emulsion. Thetwo-part PEP adhesive provides strength and faster cure times, whileproviding excellent bonding strength. The two-part PEP adhesives havebeen used on structural finger joints and wood I-joist, as well asweb-to-web applications.

Descriptive literature and reports of test demonstrate compliance withthe ASTM D 2559 and the Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) 101.97Glued Products-Procedures for Mill Certification and Quality Control.

Now, in describing the subject matter of the disclosure in more detail,reference is made to FIGS. 1-17, with particular attention FIGS. 1,2A-2B, and 3A in an embodiment of the disclosure, the outdoor wooddecking board 10 includes the wood core 30 which is configured includingthe thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive.Subsequently, the wood core 30, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B, is sizedvia a planar or moulder to a configuration including a thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹)of about 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive thereof. The wood core 30 issized to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer50. In an embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 the facingwood veneer 50 includes a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch. In anotherembodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 includes a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch. Yet in another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 includesa thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2C, and 3C, the facing wood veneer 50 is configuredincluding the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, and can be configured atthe range of 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive thereof. Prior to the seamlesspermanent attachment of the facing wood veneer 50 to the wood core 30the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to the thickness(T⁵) of about 1¾ inches to accommodate for the thickness of the facingwood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, as shown inFIGS. 2B and 3B.

Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches. Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board10 including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/16 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 17/16 inch.

In another embodiment, the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 can be⅛ inch+/− 1/16 inch and thereby the thickness of the wood veneer 50 caninclude a range of about 1/16- 3/16 inch and, compatibly, the wood core30 shall be sized accordingly to accommodate the thickness of the facingwood veneer 50 so that the final thickness of the outdoor wood deckingboard 10 is 1½ inches thick.

Referring to FIGS. 3A-3E, showing the wood core 30 is a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 and the facing wood veneer 50 is aclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 embodiedin the formation of the outdoor wood decking board 10 in FIG. 3E. Asshown in FIG. 3D, the facing wood veneer 50 seamlessly permanentlyattached to the wood core 30 via the pressure sensitive liquid adhesiveapplied to the first wood face 32 of the wood core 30 through anadhesive spreading machine, and pressed against the second woodfinishing face 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 through an automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure to form a facing wood veneeredwood core 20, as shown in FIG. 3D. In another embodiment, the adhesiveis a two-part EPI adhesive. In another embodiment, the adhesive is atwo-part PEP adhesive.

More particularly, FIG. 3D, shows a clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 facing wood veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core30, shown at 20 configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet, but not limited to. The length of the wood core 30 and thefacing wood veneer 50 and consequentially the outdoor wood decking board10 can be configured including a length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, and canbe configured including a range of 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered wood core 20, more particularly,the clear vertical clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 is sized via the planer ormoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIGS. 1and 3E, including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) ofabout 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusivethereof. The length of the outdoor wood decking board 10 can becustomized to the desired dimensions of the builder, consumer or user.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the outdoor wood decking board30 and the facing wood veneer 50 can be configured with another set ofdimensions to form an outdoor wood decking board 10 including a narrowerwidth (W). FIGS. 4A-4E shows the wood core 30 and the facing wood veneer50 embodied in the formation of the outdoor wood decking board 10 asshown in FIG. 4E. More particularly, FIGS. 4A-4B shows the wood core 30being the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 and the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 embodied inthe formation of the outdoor wood decking board 10 as shown in FIG. 3Efor use in construction of an outdoor deck floor 100.

Referring to FIGS. 4A-4E, showing the wood core 30 is a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 and the facing wood veneer 50 is aclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 embodied in the formation ofthe outdoor wood decking board 10 in FIG. 4E. In this exemplaryembodiment, the wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 4A, is configuredincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W³) of about3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet but not limited to.The wood core 30 is formed from the first wood species WP1 including thetight knot western red cedar 16.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 or more particularly, the tight knotwestern red cedar 16, is sized via a planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, a width(W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but notlimited to, as shown in FIG. 4B to accommodate the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50, more particularly, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 facing wood veneer, having a thickness of about ⅛inch. The wood core 30 is sized to accommodate for the thickness (T²) ofthe facing wood veneer 50.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from the woodspecies selected from the second wood species WP2, the clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14, as shown in FIG. 4C, configured includingthe thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer can beconfigured having a thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. in the embodimentof the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the facing wood veneer 50having a thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized tothe thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 can beconfigured having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch in the embodimentof the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the facing wood veneer 50having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, the wood core 30 is sized tothe thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inch.

Prior to the seamless permanent attachment of the facing wood veneer 50to the wood core 30, by means of the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive, more particularly, the tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder from thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜inches, as shown in FIG. 4B, to accommodate the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50, more particularly, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50, having a thickness of about⅛ inch, in the exemplary embodiment.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized is the two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive to seamlessly permanently attachthe facing wood veneer 50 to the wood core 30.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 20 is shown including the thickness (T¹) of about1½ inches, the width (W³) of 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet, but not limited to.

FIG. 4D shows the facing wood veneer 50 seamlessly permanently attachedto the wood core 30 via the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive. As shown in FIG. 4D, the facing wood veneer 50, moreparticularly, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing woodveneer 50 is seamlessly permanently attached to the tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 30 via the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive applied to the entire first wood face 32 of the wood core 30through an adhesive spreading machine, and the second wood finishingface 54 of the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing woodveneer 50 pressed against the first wood face 32 of the wood core 30through an automated hydraulic press under heat and pressure to form afacing wood veneered wood core 20, more particularly, a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 20 as shown in FIG. 4D. More particularly, FIG. 4D, shows a clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 20, configured including the thickness (T¹) of about1½ inches, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet, but not limited to. The length (L¹) of the wood core 30and the facing wood veneer 50 and consequentially the outdoor wooddecking board 10 can be configured including a length (L¹) of about 8.00feet, and can be configured including a range of 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered wood core 20, more particularly,the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 20 is sized via the planer or moulder toform an outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 4E, including aconfiguration including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width(W⁴) of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet but notlimited to.

Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches.

Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/16 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 17/16 inch.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 5A-5F theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes a wood core 30 and a facing wood veneer 50 of theoutdoor wood decking board 10 shown in FIG. 5E, embodied, in yet,another dimension. The wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 5A is formed fromthe first wood species WP1 including a tight knot western red cedar 16species. The wood core 30, more particularly, the tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 is configured including the thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 10.00 feet, but not limited to. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5B,the wood core 30, more particularly, the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to a configurationincluding the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, the width (W⁵) of about7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limited to,to accommodate the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50 having athickness of about ⅛ inch.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured having athickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. In another embodiment, the facingwood veneer is configured having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch.

The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 5C, is formed from thesecond wood species WP2, including the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22. Thefacing wood veneer 50, more particularly, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 10.00 feet, but not limited to. The facing wood veneer 50, moreparticularly, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 isseamlessly permanently attached via the pressure sensitive adhesivethrough the adhesive spreading machine, and pressed though the automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure to form the facing wood veneeredwood core 20, more particularly, an Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 5Dconfigured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width(W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length of about 10.00 feet, but notlimited to.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theAlaskan Yellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 is seamlessly permanentlyattached to the wood core 30 utilizing the two-part EPI adhesive.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theAlaskan Yellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 is seamlessly permanentlyattached to the wood core 30 utilizing the two-part PEP adhesive.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered wood core 20, more particularlythe Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to form an outdoor wooddecking board 10, as shown in FIGS. 5E and 5F including a configurationincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about7⅛ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.0 feet but not limited to.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 6A-6F, theoutdoor wood decking board 10, for use in construction of an outdoordeck floor 100 includes a wood core 30 formed from the first woodspecies WP1 including a tight knot western red cedar 16 species. Thewood core 30, more particularly, the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 is configured including a thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about10.0 feet but not limited to. The wood core 30, more particularly, thetight knot western red cedar 16 wood core, as shown in FIG. 6B, is sizedvia the planer or moulder to a configuration including a thickness (T⁶)of about 1.0 inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹)of about 10.00 feet. The tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 issized to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the Alaskan Yellow Cedar22 facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness of about ⅛ inch. The AlaskanYellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 can be configured including athickness (T²) including a range of about 1/16- 3/16 inch.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from any one ofthe second wood species WP2, or formed from any one of the third woodspecies WP3, is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch.Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from a woodspecies selected from any one of the second wood species WP 2, or formedfrom a wood species selected from any one of the third wood species WP3,is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, inthe embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the facingwood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, the wood core30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inch.

The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 6C is formed from a superiorgrade, a clear grade, selected from the second wood species WP2including the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22. The facing wood veneer 50, moreparticularly, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured including the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.0 feet. The AlaskanYellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 is seamlessly permanently attachedto the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core via the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through the adhesive spreadingmachine, and pressed through the automated hydraulic press under heatand pressure to form a facing wood veneered wood core 20, moreparticularly, an Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30.

In another embodiment, the adhesive can be the two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer.

In the exemplary embodiment, wood core 30 can be formed from a commongrade or general purpose grade of reclaimed the tight knot western redcedar 16 of the facing wood veneer 50 can be formed from reclaimedAlaskan Yellow Cedar 22.

Thereby, the facing wood veneered wood core 20, more particularly, theAlaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30, as shown in FIG. 6D is configured including the thickness (T⁴)of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 10.00 feet.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6E, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 of the embodiment is sizedvia the planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 asshown in FIGS. 6E and 6F of the exemplary embodiment, which is sized toa configuration including the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, thewidth (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet,but not limited to.

As shown in FIG. 7A-7F, in another embodiment of the disclosure, theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes a wood core 30 of another configured dimension. Thewood core 30, as shown in FIG. 7A, is formed from the first wood speciesWP1 including a tight knot western red cedar 16. The wood core 30 can beformed of any one of the first wood species WP1 and not include a tightknot or knotty feature. The wood core 30, more particularly, isconfigured including a thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W³)of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but notlimited to.

The wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 7B, is sized via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.00inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about10.00 feet to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing woodveneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch. The wood core 30 isformed from the tight knot western red cedar selected from the firstwood species WP1.

As shown, in FIG. 7C, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured includingthe thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet, but not limited to. The facingwood veneer 50 of Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 is seamlessly permanentlyattached to the wood core of tight knot western red cedar 16 via theadhesive, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate to form an AlaskanYellow Cedar 22 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30,at 20 as shown in FIG. 7D. The Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneered tightknot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 at 20 is configured including athickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limited to.

In another embodiment, the adhesive is the two-part EPI. In anotherembodiment, the adhesive is the two-part PEP.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from any one ofthe second wood species WP 2, or formed from any one of the third woodspecies WP3, is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. Inanother embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from a woodspecies selected from any one of the second wood species WP 2, or formedfrom a wood species selected from any one of the third wood species WP3,is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 7D and 7E, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized via theplaner or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 shown inFIGS. 7E and 7F including the thickness (T¹) of about 1⅛ inches, a width(W⁴) of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive and having an Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 facing wood veneer 50 at24.

The wood core 30 and the facing wood veneer 50 in implementation of theembodiment of the disclosure can be formed in a variety of lengths foruse in the formation of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in theconstruction of the outdoor deck floor 100. In particular, the length(L¹) of the wood core 30 and the length (L¹) of the facing wood veneer50 can be selected from the group comprising of 8.00 feet, 10.00 feet,12.00 feet, 14.00 feet, 16.00 feet, 18.00 feet, and 20.00 feet.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 in the implementation of theembodiment of the disclosure for use of the outdoor wood decking board10 for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor 100 can include awood core 30 and a facing wood veneer 50 formed in a variety of lengths.In particular, the length (L¹) of the wood core and the length (L¹) ofthe facing wood veneer can be selected from the group comprisingincluding the length (L¹) of 9.00 feet, 11.00 feet, 13.00 feet, 15.00feet, 17.00 feet, and 19.00 feet.

To exemplify the variety of outdoor wood decking boards 10 embodiedwithin the subject matter of the disclosure, FIGS. 8A-8E shows anoutdoor wood decking board 10 including the wood core 30 is manufacturedfrom a tight knot western red cedar 16 species, and the facing woodveneer 50 is manufactured from a wood species selected form the thirdwood species WP3, namely, an Ipe (Handroanthus species) 26.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 can be formed fromreclaimed Ipe 26.

FIG. 8A shows the wood core 30 manufactured with a tight knot westernred cedar 16. The wood core 30 is formed from a first wood species WP1,as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including a thickness (T¹),a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The wood core 30, more particularly,the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 includes a first woodface 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to the first wood face 32, anddual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36, the dual oppositelongitudinal wood side edges 36 including interior longitudinal sideedges 36 ¹ and exterior longitudinal side edges 36 ². The wood core 30includes a longitudinal axis (LA). The wood core 30 is sized via aplanar or a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵)which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)). In the exemplary embodiment (T²) is about⅛ inch).

As shown in FIG. 8C, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness of (T⁵)to account for the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 upon thepermanent attachment of the facing wood veneer 50 to the wood core 30,wherein the facing wood veneer 50 includes a thickness (T²) of about ⅛inch. As shown in FIG. 8C the wood core 30, more particularly, the clearvertical grain wood core 30 is sized configured including a thickness(T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limited to.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from any one ofthe second wood species WP 2, or formed from any one of the third woodspecies WP3, is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch.Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches.

In yet another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from a woodspecies selected from any one of the second wood species WP 2, or formedfrom a wood species selected from any one of the third wood species WP3,is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, inthe embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the facingwood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, the wood core30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inch.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the facing wood veneer 50, is formed from thethird wood species WP3, selected from the exotic hardwood species is theIpe (Handroanthus species) 26, as a three-dimensional solid rigidfinishing layer including a thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) beingless than the core thickness (T¹), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).FIG. 8D, shows the outdoor wood decking board 10 and the effectivenessof a facing wood veneer 50 manufactured from a superior quality gradewood species including the Ipe (Handroanthus species) 26, species. Moreparticularly, FIG. 8B shows the Ipe 26 facing wood veneer 50 including athickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and alength (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limited to.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, theIpe 26 facing wood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52, asecond wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first finishing face 52,and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56, thedual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 includinginterior longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ¹ and exteriorlongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ². The facing wood veneer50 includes a longitudinal axis (LA²).

The facing wood veneer 50 is manufactured from the third wood speciesWP3, as mentioned, the Ipe (Handroanthus species) 26. The wood core 30formed of the first wood species WP1 including the common quality gradeof the first wood species WP1, the tight knot western red cedar 16, thetight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30, thereby, as shown in FIG.8C is layered with the Ipe 26 facing wood veneer 50. The Ipe 26 facingwood veneer 50 at 20 is seamlessly permanently attached to the wood core30 via the adhesive, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive120 through the adhesive spreading machine, and pressed through theautomated hydraulic press under heat and pressure to form a facing woodveneered wood core 20, more particularly, an Ipe 26 veneered tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core, as shown in FIG. 8C. Thereby, the Ipe 26veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is configuredincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet, but not limited to.

In another embodiment, the adhesive is the two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer adhesive.

Subsequently, the Ipe 26 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30 is sized to form an outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown inFIGS. 8D and 8E configured to include a thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about10.00 feet but not limited to.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, FIGS. 9A-9E, depicts anembodiment of an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100. The outdoor wood deckingboard 10 embodied for use in construction of the outdoor deck floor 100comprises a first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 9A, and a second woodcore 30 ², as shown in FIG. 9B is seamlessly permanently attached toeach other by means of an adhesive, the pressure sensitive liquidadhesive 120 to form a face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 9C.

In another embodiment, the adhesive can be the two-part EPI adhesive. Inanother embodiment, the adhesive can be the two-part PEP adhesive.

The first wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² each are formedfrom the first wood species WP1. The first wood species WP1 ispreselected from any one of a North American Softwood species including,generally, a general purpose or common grade, including a knotty orquality knotty grades, or non-knotty grade, of western red cedarspecies. The North American Softwood species that are implemented in theexemplary embodiment of the disclosure includes the first wood speciesWP1 of the first wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² which isformed from any one of a common grade or general purpose grade of NorthAmerican Softwood species selected from the group consisting of WesternRed-Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow-Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

Referring again to FIGS. 9A-9E, the first wood core 30 and the secondwood core 30 ² are each formed from a tight knot western red cedar 16,thereby forming a first tight knot western red cedar 16 first wood core30, and a second tight knot western red cedar 16 second wood core 30 ².

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed fromany one of the North American Softwood species that are of common gradeor general purpose grade that do not include a distinct tight knot. Inanother embodiment of the disclosure, the wood core 30 is formed fromany one of the first wood species WP1 of North American Softwood speciesthat are common grade or general purpose grade of reclaimed woodselected from the North American Softwood species.

The first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 9A, is formed from a first woodspecies WP1, more particularly, a tight knot western red cedar 16, as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body configured including a thickness(T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹)of about 8.00 feet. The first wood core 30 includes a first wood face¹32, a second wood face¹ 34 opposed to the first wood face¹ 32, and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges¹ 36.

The second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 9B is formed from the tightknot western red cedar 16 species as a second three-dimensional solidrigid wood body configured including the thickness (T³) of about 4 inch,the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00feet. The second wood core 30 ² includes a first wood face² 32 ², asecond wood face² 34 ² opposed to the first wood face² 32 ², and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges² 36 ². The adhesive, the pressuresensitive liquid adhesive 120 is applied to the second wood face² 34² ofthe second wood core 30 ² and the second wood face¹ 34 of the first woodcore 30 via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable forproviding a seamless permanent attachment of the first wood core 30 tothe second wood core 30 ² forming a face-to-face wood core 40, as shownin FIG. 9C. More particularly, a tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40 is formed, as shown in FIG. 9C. Theface-to-face wood core 40, more particularly, the tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, includes a thickness (T¹) of about1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet, when the first wood core 30 and the second wood core 30² are pressed against each other in an automated hydraulic press underheat and pressure. The face-to-face wood core 40 includes a longitudinalaxis (LA³).

Subsequently, the face-to-face wood core 40, more particularly, thetight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, as shown inFIG. 9C is sized via a planer or moulder to a thickness of (T⁵) 1⅜inches, such that (T⁵) is ((T¹)−(T²)), (⅛ inch less than (T¹), as shownin the face-to-face wood core 40 formed in FIG. 9D. The face-to-facewood core 40 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) to account for the thickness(T²) of the facing wood veneer 50 prior to the permanent attachment ofthe facing wood veneer 50 to the face-to-face wood core 40, wherein thefacing wood veneer 50 includes the thickness of (T¹) of about ⅛ inch.Implementing this feature, provides consistency in providing a facingwood veneered face-to-face wood core 40 configured with a consistentthickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from any one ofthe second wood species WP 2, or formed from any one of the third woodspecies WP3, is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch.Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches.

In yet another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from a woodspecies selected from any one of the second wood species WP 2, or formedfrom a wood species selected from any one of the third wood species WP3,is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, inthe embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the facingwood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, the wood core30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

As shown in FIG. 9D, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a secondwood species WP2 as a three dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layerincluding a thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) being about ⅛ inch, thewidth (W¹), and the length (L¹), the facing wood veneer 50 including afirst wood finishing face 52, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed tothe first wood finishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facingwood veneer side edges 56, wherein the second wood species WP2 is asuperior grade of wood species. The second wood species WP2 is any oneof a superior grade North American Softwood species. In the exemplaryembodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 species.

In any of the many embodiments of the disclosure, the second woodspecies WP2 of the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from one of asuperior grade North American Softwood species selected from the groupconsisting of clear grain Western Red-Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), clear grain Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), cleargrain Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), clear grain Alpine Larch(Lasix lyallii), clear grain Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), clear grain Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), clear grainPort of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), clear vertical grainRedwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and clear grain Pine/Spruce (Pinusspecies, Picea species).

In addition, in any one of the embodiments of the disclosure, the facingwood veneer 50 utilized to seamlessly permanently attach to the face-toface wood core 40 can be selected from the third wood species of exotichardwoods, wherein the third wood species WP3 the exotic hardwoodspecies is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelimvermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis;(Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca;Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 isformed from any one of the North American Softwood species that are ofsuperior grade or clear grain, or clear vertical grain, of the firstwood species WP1 of North American Softwood species. In anotherembodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed fromany one of the first wood species WP1 of North American Softwood speciesthat are superior grade or clear grain, or clear vertical grain, ofreclaimed wood selected from the North American Softwood species.

As shown in FIG. 9D, a facing wood veneer 50 formed from a superiorquality grade of a second wood species WP2, namely, a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 is seamlessly permanently attached to a firstwood face¹ 32 of the first wood core 30 of the face-to-face wood core 40by means of the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive so that afirst wood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 is displayedto the viewer.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the adhesive utilized toseamlessly permanently attach the first wood core 30 to the second woodcore 30 ² to form the face-to-face wood core 40 is the two-partpolyurethane emulsion adhesive.

The adhesive, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive isapplied to the first wood face¹ 32 of the first wood core 30 of theface-to-face wood core 40 via the adhesive spreading machine enablingand operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondwood finishing face 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face¹ 32 of the first wood core 30 of the face-to-face wood core 40forming a facing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 40, moreparticularly, a clear vertical grain western red cedar superior grade orclear grain, or clear vertical grain 11 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 9D, such that thefirst finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 including the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 is displayed to a viewer. The clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 includes a thickness (T¹) 1½ inches,a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, a length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9E, the clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core40 is sized via a planer or moulder to form an outdoor wood deckingboard 10, as shown in FIG. 9E having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5/14 inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet, but not limited to.

In this manner, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal side edges 56 ¹ of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

As mentioned above, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 issized via the planer or moulder to a configuration including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ incheswherein the width (W²) is ¼ inch less than width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet. By means of sizing theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot westernred cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 via the planer or moulder aconsistency is established in the dimensions of the outdoor wood deckingboard 10 that is formed such that the outdoor wood decking board 10, asshown in FIG. 9E is sized to the consistent thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00feet, but not limited to. The outdoor wood decking boards 10 can beconfigured including a length at a range of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board10 including the first wood core 30 and the second wood 30 ² seamlesslypermanently attached to each other via the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive forming the face-to-face wood core 40 thefirst wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² can be embodiedincluding a variety of configurations.

Referring again to FIG. 9E, in an embodiment of the outdoor wood deckingboard 10 including the face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 9C,the face-to-face wood core 40 is configured forming a face-to-face woodcore 40 including the first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 9A and thesecond wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 9B. The first wood core 30 andthe second wood core 30 ² is formed from the tight knot western redcedar 16. The first wood core 30 is configured including the thickness(T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.0-20.0 feet. Equally, the second wood core 30 ² isconfigured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet.Consequentially, the face-to-face wood core 40 is configured including athickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to.

Subsequently, the face-to-face wood core 40 is sized via the planer ormoulder to the thickness of (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches thereby providingfor an allotment of the facing wood veneer 50 which is configuredincluding the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, and, correspondingly, thewidth (W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet,but not limited to. The facing wood veneer 50 is formed from the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14. Thereby, the facing wood veneeredface-to-face wood core 40, more particularly, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40, a product of FIG. 9D, is configured with thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to.

Subsequently, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 is sized viathe planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10, asshown in FIG. 9E, including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, thewidth (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.0 feet,but not limited to.

In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A-9E, the first woodcore 30 can be configured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch,the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00feet, but not limited to. Equally, the second wood core 30 ² can beconfigured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet.Subsequently, the face-to-face wood core 40 is sized via a planer ormoulder to the thickness of T⁵ of about 1⅜ inches.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet, but not limited to, and thereby, the facing woodveneered face-to-face wood core 40 is configured with the thickness (T¹)of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.00 feet but not limited to.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 40 issized via the planer or moulder to the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet but not limited to.

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including theface-to-face wood core 40, as described in detail above, as shown inFIGS. 10A-10F, the face-to-face wood core 40 is configured forming aface-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 10C, including the firstwood core 30, as shown in FIG. 10A, and the second wood core 30 ², asshown in FIG. 10B. The first wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ²are each formed from a tight knot western red cedar 16, selected fromthe first wood species WP1, as listed above. The first wood core 30 isconfigured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W⁵) ofabout 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limitedto. Equally, the second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 10B, isconfigured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W⁵)of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but notlimited to. Consequentially, the face-to-face wood core 40 is configuredincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W⁵) of aboutinches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet.

Subsequently, the face-to-face wood core 40 is sized via the planer ormoulder to the thickness of (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, as shown in FIG.10E, thereby providing for an allotment of the facing wood veneer 50, asshown in FIG. 10D. The facing wood veneer 50 is formed from an exotichardwood, an IPE (Handroanthus species) 26 selected from the third woodspecies WP3 of exotic hardwood species, as listed above.

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, formed from any one ofthe second wood species WP2, or formed from any one of the third woodspecies WP3, is configured to the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch.Accordingly, in the embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10including the facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, the wood core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖inches.

In yet another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, the exotichardwood facing wood veneer 50, selected from the third wood species WP3more particularly, the IPE 26 facing wood veneer 50 formed is configuredto the thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, in the embodimentof the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneer 50, more particularly the IPE 26 hardwood facing woodveneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, the wood core 30is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

The facing wood veneer 50 which is configured including the thickness(T²) of about ⅛ inch, and correspondingly, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet, and thereby, the facingwood veneered face-to-face wood core 90, more particularly, an IPE 26veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, isconfigured with the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W⁵) ofabout 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limitedto.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 90, moreparticularly, the Ipe 26 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40, is sized via the planer or moulder to formthe outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 10F, including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about 7⅛ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 10.00 feet but not limited to. In the exemplaryembodiment, the outdoor wood decking board 10 is shown with a length(L¹) of about 10.00 feet, but not limited to.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneered face-toface wood core 90, and in this embodiment, the IPE 26 facing woodveneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, istreated with one or more aqueous compositions comprising one or moreagents, an agent of the one or more agents selected from the groupconsisting of biocides, wood strength enhancers, fungicides,bactericides, insecticides water repellants, UV blockers, fireretardants, and wood hardeners. In the exemplary embodiment, the Ipe 26veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 istreated with one or more of the aqueous compositions, selected from thegroup consisting of biocides, wood strength enhancers, fungicides,bactericides, insecticides water repellants, UV blockers, fireretardants, and wood hardeners.

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including theface-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIGS. 11A-11G, the face-to-facewood core 40, as shown more particularly in FIG. 11C-11D, is configuredforming a face-to-face wood core 40. The face-to-face wood core 40includes a first wood core 30 as shown in FIG. 11A, and a second woodcore 30 ², as shown in FIG. 11B. In the exemplary embodiment, the firstwood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² are each formed from a woodspecies selected from first wood species WP1, particularly, the tightknot western red cedar 16 selected from the first wood species WP1.

In another embodiment of the disclosure the tight knot western red cedar16 is reclaimed tight knot western red cedar.

The first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 11A, is configured includingthe thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to. Equally, thesecond wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 11B, is configured including thethickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to.

FIGS. 11A-11G depicts an embodiment of an outdoor wood decking board 10for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor 100. The outdoorwood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 11G, embodied for use inconstruction of the outdoor deck floor 100 comprises a first wood core30, as shown in FIG. 11A, and a second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG.11B, is seamlessly permanently attached to each other by means of theadhesive, the pressure sensitive adhesive to form a face-to-face woodcore 40. A facing wood veneer 50 formed from a superior grade of asecond wood species WP2 is seamlessly permanently attached to a firstwood face 32 of the first wood core 30 of the face-to-face wood core 40by means of the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 through theadhesive spreading machine, and pressed through the automated hydraulicpress under heat and pressure. The first wood finishing face 52 of thefacing wood veneer 50 is displayed to the viewer.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the first wood core 30 to the second wood core 30 ² is thetwo-part EPI adhesive.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the first wood core 30 to the second wood core 30 ² is thetwo-part PEP adhesive.

The first wood core 30 is formed from a first wood species WP1 as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body configured including a thickness(T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹)of about 8.00 feet but not limited to. The first wood core 30 includes afirst wood face¹ 32, a second wood face¹ 34 opposed to the first woodface¹ 32, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges¹ 36. The firstwood core 30 is formed from the first wood species WP1 which is a tightknot western red cedar 16 species.

The second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 11B, is formed from thetight knot western red cedar 16 species as a second three-dimensionalsolid rigid wood body configured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet. The second wood core 30 ² includes a first wood face² 32 ², asecond wood face² 34 ² opposed to the first wood face² 32 ², and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges² 36 ². The pressure sensitiveliquid adhesive 120 is applied to the second wood face² 34 ² of thesecond wood core 30 ² and the second wood face¹ 34 of the first woodcore 30 via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable forproviding a seamless permanent attachment of the first wood core 30 tothe second wood core 30 ² forming the face-to-face wood core 40, asshown in FIG. 11C. The face-to-face wood core 40 includes a thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches when the first wood core 30 and the second woodcore 30 ² are pressed against each other in an automated hydraulic pressunder heat and pressure. The face-to-face wood core 40 includes alongitudinal axis (LA³).

Subsequently, the face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 11C issized via a planer or moulder to a thickness of (T⁵) 1⅜ inches, suchthat (T⁵) is ⅛ inch less than (T¹), as shown in the face-to-face woodcore 40 formed in FIG. 11C. The face-to-face wood core 40 is sized tothe thickness (T⁵) to account for the thickness (T²) of the facing woodveneer 50 prior to the permanent attachment of the facing wood veneer 50to the face-to-face wood core 40, wherein the facing wood veneer 50includes the thickness of (T¹) of about ⅛ inch. Implementing thisfeature, provides consistency in providing a facing wood veneeredface-to-face wood core 40 configured with a consistent thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches.

The first wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² each are formedfrom the first wood species WP1. The first wood species WP1 ispreselected from any one of a North American Softwood species including,generally, a general purpose or common grade, including a tight knotgrade, or knotty grades, or non-knot grades of western red cedarspecies. In the exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a tight knotgrade of the first wood species WP1 is implemented, as listed above. TheNorth American Softwood species that are implemented in the exemplaryembodiment of the disclosure includes the first wood species WP1 of thefirst wood core 30 and the second wood core 30 ² which is formed fromany one of a common grade or general purpose grade of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group comprising of Western Red-Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).

FIGS. 11A-11D, 11F and 11G, shows the first wood core 30 and the secondwood core 30 ² are each formed from a tight knot western red cedar 16.

As shown in FIG. 11E, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from asuperior grade second wood species WP2, as listed above, as a threedimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including a thickness (T²),the thickness (T²) being about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹), and the length(L¹), the facing wood veneer 50 including a first wood finishing face52, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishingface 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges56, wherein the second wood species WP2 is a superior grade of woodspecies. The second wood species WP2 is any one of a superior gradeNorth American Softwood species. In the exemplary embodiment, the facingwood veneer 50 is formed from an Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 species.

In any of the many embodiments of the disclosure, the second woodspecies WP2 of the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from one of asuperior grade North American Softwood species selected from the groupcomprising of Western Red-Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis),Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis),Alpine Larch (Lasix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the facing wood veneer 50 isformed from a third wood species WP3 of an exotic hardwood species, theexotic hardwood species selected from the group comprising of the exotichardwood species selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

The pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 is applied to the first woodface 32 of the first wood core 30 of the face-to-face wood core 40 viathe adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face 54 ofthe facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of the firstwood core 30 of the face-to-face wood core 40 forming an Alaskan YellowCedar 22 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core40, as shown in FIG. 11F, such that the first finishing face 52 of thefacing wood veneer 50 including the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 is displayedto a viewer.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the Alaskan Yellow Cedar facing wood veneer 50 to the tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core is the two-part EPI adhesive.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the Alaskan Yellow Cedar facing wood veneer 50 to the tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core is the two-part PEP.

The facing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 90, more particularly,the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 26 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 11F having a thickness (T¹)1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 3½ inches, a length (L¹) of about 8.0feet, but not limited to. The Alaskan Yellow Cedar 26 veneered tightknot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 is sized via aplaner or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown inFIG. 11G, having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) ofabout 5/14 inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.0 feet, but notlimited to.

In this manner, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal side edges 56 ¹ of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile Alaskan Yellow Cedar 26 speciesoutdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

In another embodiment, the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 can be1/16- 3/16 inch and thereby the wood core 30 is to be sized accordinglyto accommodate the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 so that thefinal thickness of the outdoor wood decking board 10 is 1½ inches thick.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured with the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. In yet anotherembodiment, the facing wood veneer is configured with the thickness (T²)of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized configured at(T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/10 inch)) such that the wood core 30 is sized to athickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches. And accordingly, the wood core 30 issized configured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/16 inch)) such that the wood core 30is sized including a thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10, the outdoorwood decking board 10 includes a first finishing wood veneer 50 and asecond finishing wood veneer 50 ², as shown in FIGS. 12A-12D and FIGS.13A-13D. The outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a wood core 30, asshown in FIGS. 12A and 13A, formed from a first wood species WP1 as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body including a thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, but not limited to. The length (L¹) ofthe wood core 30 can be configured including the length (L¹) of about8-20.0 feet inclusive. The wood core 30 includes a first wood face 32,and a second face 34, the second face 34 opposed to the first wood face32, and dual opposite longitudinal side edges 36. The wood core includesa first end 38 and a second end 39.

In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12A, the wood core 30 isformed from a first wood species WP1 of common grade or general purposegrade of North American Softwood species selected from the groupconsisting of Western Red-Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis),Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis),Alpine Larch (Lasix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary embodiment, the wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 12A is atight knot Douglas Fir 80. The wood core 30 is dried to a moisturecontent suitable for receiving an adhesive 106. In one embodiment, theadhesive 106 is two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Inanother embodiment, the adhesive 106 is a two-pat polyurethane emulsionpolymer. Yet in another embodiment, the adhesive 106 is a pressuresensitive liquid adhesive 120.

The wood core 30 can be formed from a Douglas Fir 80 species, asexemplified in FIG. 12A-12D and more clearly shown in FIG. 12A. Inanother embodiment, the wood core 30 can be formed from any one of ageneral purpose or common grade of North American Softwood speciesselected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),(Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch(Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via a planer or a moulder to athickness (T⁷) of about 1¼ inches, as shown in FIG. 12B, therebyproviding for an allotment of each of the first facing wood veneer 50 asshown in FIGS. 12A and 12B. The first facing wood veneer 50 which isconfigured including the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, andcorrespondingly, width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet, inclusive. The length of the facing wood veneer50 can be configured including the length of about 8.00-20.00 feetcorresponding to the length (L¹) of the wood core 30. Equally, thesecond facing wood veneer 50 ² is configured including the thickness(T²) of about ⅛ inch, and correspondingly, width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The lengthof the second facing wood veneer 30 ² can be configured, equally at therange of 8.00-20.0 feet inclusive.

The first facing wood veneer 50 and the second facing wood veneer 50 ²can each be configured having the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. Inanother embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² can each be configured including the thickness(T²) of about 1/16 inch.

The first facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a third wood species WP3as a three-dimensional solid rigid finishing wood layer including athickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet, The first facing wood veneer50 includes a first finishing face¹ 52, and a second finishing face¹ 54,the second finishing face 54 opposed to the first finishing wood face¹52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56. Thefirst facing wood veneer has a facing wood veneer first end 58 and afacing wood veneer second end 59.

The third wood species WP3 is an exotic hardwood species selected fromthe third wood species WP3, as listed above. In the exemplaryembodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the second facing woodveneer 50 ² are each formed from the same exotic hardwood species,Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42. The first facing wood veneer 50and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² are selected from an exotichardwood species selected from the group comprising of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13A-13D, the first facingwood veneer 50 and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² are each formed ofthe exotic hardwood species such that the first facing wood veneer 50 isnot the same as the second facing wood veneer 50 ². In anotherembodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 is formed of a first exotichardwood species and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed of asecond exotic hardwood species, wherein the first exotic hardwoodspecies is not the same as the second exotic hardwood species.

Referring back to FIGS. 12A-12D, in the exemplary embodiment, the firstfacing wood veneer 50 is the exotic hardwood Sapele (Entandrophragmacylindricum) 42, and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed fromthe exotic hardwood Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42. The secondfacing wood veneer 50 ², is formed from the exotic hardwood species,Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42, as a three-dimensional solidrigid wood finishing layer including the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch,the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) 42second facing wood veneer 50 ² includes a first wood finishing face² 52², a second wood finishing face² 54² opposed to the first wood finishingface² 52 ², and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer sideedges² 56 ². The second facing wood veneer 50 ² includes a facing woodveneer first end 58 ² and a facing wood veneer second end 59 ².

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the exotic hardwood, Sapele 42facing wood veneer 50 is configured with the thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch. In yet another embodiment, the exotic hardwood, Sapele 42facing wood veneer 50 is configured with the thickness (T²) of about1/16 inch. Accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized configured at(T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/10 inch)) such that the wood core 30 is sized to athickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches. And accordingly, the wood core 30 issized configured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/16 inch)) such that the wood core 30is sized including a thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

A two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the firstwood face 32 of the wood core 30 via an adhesive spreading machine, andpressed through the automatic hydraulic press under heat and pressure,enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood finishing face¹ 54 of the first facing wood veneer 50against the first wood face 32 of the wood core 30 forming an upperveneered wood core 50 ¹, more particularly an upper exotic hardwoodveneered wood core, namely, an upper Sapele 42 veneered Douglas Fir 80wood core 30, such that the first wood finishing face¹ 52 of the firstfacing wood veneer 50 including the first exotic hardwood species, moreparticularly, Sapele 42, is displayed to the viewer, such that aplurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to be arranged alonginterior longitudinal wood side edges 36 ¹ of each other form an upperassembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood deck floor 100, moreparticularly, an upper assembled simulate non-cactile Sapele 42, outdoordeck floor 100, formed of pre-configured dimensions.

Similarly, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is appliedvia the adhesive spreading machine, and pressed through the hydraulicpress under heat and pressure to the second wood face 34 of the woodcore 30 enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanentattachment of the second wood finishing face² 54² of the second facingwood veneer 50 ² against the second wood face 34 of the wood core 30,forming a lower veneered wood core 50 ², or an exotic hardwood veneeredwood core, more particularly, a lower Sapele 42 veneered Douglas Fir 80wood core 30, such that the first wood finishing face² 52 ² of thesecond facing wood veneer 50 ² including the second exotic hardwoodspecies formed of Sapele 42 forms a lower assembled simulatednon-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor 100 ², more particularlya lower assembled simulated non-cactile Sapele 42 outdoor deck floor 100² of preconfigured dimensions and being displayed to the viewer frombelow the upper assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood speciesoutdoor deck floor 100, more particularly, the upper assembled simulatednon-cactile Sapele 42, outdoor deck floor 100, formed of pre-configureddimensions.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the first facing veneer 50 and the second facing veneer 50 ²,accordingly, to the wood core 30 is a pressure sensitive liquidadhesive.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyattach the first facing veneer 50 and the second facing veneer 50 ²,accordingly, to the wood core is the two-part PEP adhesive.

The wood core 30 including the dual facing wood veneered wood core 96having the first facing wood veneer 50, and the second facing woodveneer 50 ² seamlessly permanently attached to the wood core 30, asdescribed above, and shown in FIGS. 12B and 12C, includes the thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Subsequently, the dual facingwood veneered wood core 96 is sized and configured to form an outdoorwood decking board 10, as shown in FIGS. 12C and 12D including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet.

Implementing this novel feature, the dual facing wood veneered wood core96 allows a user to display a first facing wood veneer 50 formed of theexotic hardwood Sapele 42 of the outdoor deck floor 100 showcasing afirst aesthetic appearance complimentary to the surrounding naturalenvironment of the outdoor deck floor 100 and consubstantially allowsthe user to display a second facing wood veneer 50 ² formed of theexotic hardwood Sapele 42 of the outdoor deck floor 100 to a viewerbelow the outdoor deck floor 100 showcasing a second aestheticappearance complimentary to the surrounding environment, for example, inan outside room created by the disposition of the outdoor deck floor 100devised as a ceiling formed of non-cactile Sapele (Entandrophragmacylindricum) 42 outdoor deck floor implemented as a ceiling to theoutside room.

Represented in the exemplary embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from any oneof a superior grade of North American Softwood species selected from thegroup comprising of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from the same genus speciesselected from the North American Softwood wood species. In thealternative, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the second facing woodveneer 50 ² can be formed from a different genus species selected fromthe North American Softwood wood species of the second wood species WP2,as listed above.

In another embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from the same genus speciesselected from the exotic hardwood species. In the alternative, the firstfacing wood veneer 50 and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² can each beformed from a different genus species from each other selected from theexotic hardwood species of the third wood species WP3, as listed above.

With reference to FIGS. 13A-13D, a dual facing wood veneered wood core96 is shown. In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13A-13D, thefirst facing wood veneer 50 and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² areeach formed of an exotic hardwood species of the third wood species WP3that are not the same but different exotic hardwood species. In anotherembodiment, the first facing wood 50 veneer is formed of a first exotichardwood species and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed of asecond exotic hardwood species, wherein the first exotic hardwoodspecies is different from the second exotic hardwood species. In theexemplary embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 is Sapele 42, andthe second facing wood veneer 50 ² is formed from Santos Mahogany 82.

As shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the second facing wood veneer 50 ², isformed from the exotic hardwood species, Santos Mahogany 82 as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including thethickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet. The second facing wood veneer50 ², the Santos Mahogany 82 facing wood veneer 50 includes a first woodfinishing face² 52 ², a second wood finishing face² 54 ² opposed to thefirst wood finishing face² 52 ², and dual opposing longitudinal facingwood veneer side edges² 56 ². The first facing wood veneer 50 has afacing wood veneer first end 58 and a facing wood veneer second end 59.The first wood finishing face 521 includes a non-cactile finish. Inanother embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured with the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. In yet anotherembodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured with the thickness(T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, the wood core 30 is sizedconfigured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/10 inch)) such that the wood core 30 issized to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches. And accordingly, the woodcore 30 is sized configured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/16 inch)) such that thewood core 30 is sized including a thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

A two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the firstwood face 32 of the Douglas Fir 88 wood core 30 via an adhesivespreading machine, and pressed against the second wood finishing facing54 of the first finishing veneer 50 through an automated hydraulic pressunder heat and pressure enabling and operable for providing a seamlesspermanent attachment of the second wood finishing face¹ 54 of the firstfacing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of the wood core 30forming an upper veneered 50 ¹, wood core 30, more particularly anexotic hardwood veneered wood core 30, namely, an upper Sapele 42veneered Douglas Fir 80 wood core 30, as shown in FIGS. 13B and 13C,such that the first wood finishing face¹ 52 of the first facing woodveneer 50 including the exotic hardwood species, more particularly,Sapele 42, is displayed to the viewer, such that a plurality of outdoorwood decking boards 10 adapted to be arranged along interiorlongitudinal wood side edges 36 ¹ of each other form an upper assembledsimulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor 100, moreparticularly, an upper assembled simulated non-cactile Sapele 42 outdoordeck floor 100, formed of pre-configured dimensions.

Similarly, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is appliedto the second wood face 34 of the wood core 30 via the adhesivespreading machine though the automated hydraulic press under heat andpressure enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanentattachment of the second wood finishing face² 54 ² of the second facingwood veneer 50 ² against the second wood face 34 of the wood core 30,forming a lower veneered 50 ² wood core 30 exotic hardwood veneered woodcore 30, more particularly, a lower Santos Mahogany 82, as shown inFIGS. 13B and 13C veneered 50 ² Douglas Fir 80 wood core 30, such thatthe first wood finishing face² 52 ² of the second facing wood veneer 50² including the second exotic hardwood species formed of Santos Mahogany82 forms a lower assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood deckfloor, more particularly a lower assembled simulated non-cactile SantosMahogany 82 deck floor of preconfigured dimensions and being displayedto the viewer from below the upper assembled simulated non-cactileSapele 42 outdoor deck floor 100.

The wood core 30 including the dual facing wood veneered wood core 96having the first facing wood veneer 50, and the second facing woodveneer 50 ² seamlessly permanently attached to the wood core 30 asdescribed above, and shown in FIG. 13B, includes the thickness (T¹) ofabout ½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the dual facing wood veneered wood core 96 is sized andconfigured to form an outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIGS.13C and 13D including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width(W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

Implementing this novel feature, the dual facing wood veneered wood core96 allows a user to display a first facing wood veneer 50 of the outdoordeck floor 100 showcasing a first aesthetic appearance complimentary tothe surrounding natural environment of the outdoor deck floor 100 andconsubstantially allows the user to display a second facing wood veneer80 of the outdoor deck floor 100 to a viewer below the outdoor deckfloor 100 showcasing a second aesthetic appearance complimentary to thesurrounding environment, for example, in an outside room created by thedisposition of the outdoor deck floor 100 devised as a Santos Mahogany82 ceiling to the outside room.

Represented in the exemplary embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from any oneof the superior grade of the second wood species WP2 of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group comprising of Western Red Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).

In another embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from the same genus speciesselected from the second wood species WP2 of superior grade of NorthAmerican Softwood wood species. In the alternative, the first facingwood veneer 50 and the second facing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formedfrom a different genus species from each other selected from the secondwood species WP2 of North American Softwood wood species.

In another embodiment, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the secondfacing wood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from the same genus speciesselected from the third wood species WP3 of exotic hardwood species. Inthe alternative, the first facing wood veneer 50 and the second facingwood veneer 50 ² can each be formed from a different genus species fromeach other selected from the third wood species WP3 of exotic hardwoodspecies.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIG. 14A-14D, thewood core 30, as shown in FIG. 14A, is formed from a first wood speciesWP1, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including a thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5 12 inches, and a length(L¹) including a range of about 8.00-20.00 inches inclusive. The woodcore 30 includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed tothe first wood face 32, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges36, the dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 including interiorlongitudinal side edges 36 ¹ and exterior longitudinal side edges 36 ².The wood core 30 includes a first end 38 and a second end 39. The woodcore 30 includes a longitudinal axis (LA). The wood core 30 is sized viaa planar or a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵)which is equal to ((T¹)−⅛ inch)), as shown in FIG. 2B.

The wood core 30 is sized to the thickness of (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches toaccount for the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 upon thepermanent attachment of the facing wood veneer 50 to the wood core 30,wherein the facing wood veneer includes a thickness (T²) of about ⅛inch. The facing wood veneer 50 can include a thickness (T²) of therange of 1/16 inch− 3/16 inch.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 14B, the wood core 30 is sized via aplanar or moulder to a configuration including a thickness (T⁵) of about1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive thereof. The wood core 30 is sizedto accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50.

Implementing this feature, provides for consistency in providing afacing wood veneered wood core 20, as shown in FIG. 3D is configuredwith a consistent thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, and the outdoorwood decking board 10 post of being sized is configured consistentlyhaving a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In the exemplary embodiment, the wood core 30 is formed from any one ofa common grade or general purpose grade of North American Softwoodspecies selected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thujaplicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii),Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B the wood core30 is formed from a tight knot Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) 80.

As shown in FIG. 14B, the facing wood veneer 50 includes a firstfinishing face 52, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the firstfinishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges 56, the dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer sideedges 56 including interior longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges56 ¹ and exterior longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ². Thefacing wood veneer 50 includes a facing wood veneer first end 58 and afacing wood veneer second end 59. The facing wood veneer 50 includes alongitudinal axis (LA²).

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive thereof. The facing wood veneer 50 isformed from an exotic hardwood which can be selected from any one of thethird wood species WP3 including the exotic hardwood species selectedfrom the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is the Teak(Tectona grandis) 84, as shown in FIG. 14B.

In another embodiment, the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 can be1/16- 3/16 inch and thereby the wood core 30 shall be sized accordinglyto accommodate the thickness of the facing wood veneer 50 so that thefinal thickness of the outdoor wood decking board 10 is 1½ inches thick.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the exotic hardwood facing woodveneer 50 is configured with the thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch.Accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized configured at (T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/10inch)) such that the wood core 30 is sized to a thickness (T⁵) of about1⅖ inches. In yet another embodiment, the exotic hardwood, Teak 84facing wood veneer 50 is configured with the thickness (T²) of about1/16 inch. And accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized configured at(T⁵)=((T¹)−( 1/16 inch)) such that the wood core 30 is sized including athickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

FIG. 14C shows the facing wood veneer 50, the Teak 84 facing wood veneer50, seamlessly permanently attached to the wood core 30 via the pressuresensitive liquid adhesive. With reference to FIGS. 14B and 14C, apressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 is applied to the first wood face32 of the wood core 30 via an adhesive spreading machine enabling andoperable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondwood finishing face¹ 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face 32 of the wood core 30 when the facing wood veneer 50 and thewood core 30 are pressed against each other through a hydraulic pressunder heat and pressure forming a facing wood veneered wood core 40,namely, a Teak 84 veneered Douglas Fir 80 wood core 30, such that thefirst wood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 including thefirst exotic hardwood species WP1, more particularly, Teak 84, isdisplayed to the viewer, such that a plurality of outdoor wood deckingboards 10 adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal wood sideedges 36 of each other form an upper assembled simulated non-cactileexotic hardwood outdoor deck floor 100, more particularly, an assembledsimulated non-cactile Teak 84 outdoor deck floor 100, formed ofpre-configured dimensions.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanentlyadhere or bond the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50, Teak 84 facingwood veneer 50, to the first wood face 32 of the wood core 30 can be atwo-part emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesive. In another embodiment,the adhesive utilized to seamlessly permanently adhere or bond theexotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50, Teak 84 facing wood veneer 50, tothe first wood face 32 of the wood core 30 can be a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer.

FIG. 14C, more particularly, shows a Teak 84 veneered Douglas Fir 80wood core 30, at 40 configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet. Subsequently, the Teak 84 veneered Douglas Fir 80 wood core30 is sized via the planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood deckingboard 10, as shown in FIG. 14D, including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive thereof.

In another embodiment, an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100 comprises a complex wood coreassembly 60, as shown in FIGS. 15A-15F. The complex wood core assembly60, comprises a series of wood cores 62 and a protract wood core 64.Each of the wood cores 62 including the protract wood core 64 of theseries of wood cores 62 is embodied in a separate individualthree-dimensional solid rigid wood body formed from a first wood speciesWP1. The first wood species WP1 can include any one of a wood speciesselected from the first wood species WP1 is any one of a common grade orgeneral purpose grade of North American Softwood species selected fromthe group consisting of western red cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species);

As shown in FIG. 15C, each of the complex wood core assemblies 60includes a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Eachcomplex wood core assembly 60 includes a first complex wood face 66, asecond complex wood face 68 opposed to the first complex wood face 66,and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 76, a first end 72 and asecond end 74. In the exemplary embodiment, the wood species of each ofthe wood cores 62 including the protract wood core 64 is a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 species selected from the first wood species WP1 ofthe group comprising any one of the North American Softwood species, aslisted above, thereby forming a tight knot western red cedar 16 complexwood core assembly 60.

The complex wood core assembly 60 includes a series of wood cores 62 oneof which is the protract wood core 64 seamlessly permanently attached toeach other via the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive forming thecomplex wood core assembly 60. In preparation in the formation of thecomplex wood core assembly 60, each of the complex wood core assemblies60 is cut from a complex wood core assembly block 78 to a thickness (T¹)of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and a length in therange of 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIG. 15A.

Within the complex wood core assembly block 78, as shown in FIG. 15A, isthe series of the wood cores 62 including the protract wood core 64 toform the complex wood core assembly block 78. Each of the wood cores 62of the series of wood cores 62 of the complex wood core assembly block78 including the protractor wood core 64 is manufactured from a woodspecies selected from the first wood species WP1 of common grade orgeneral purpose grade of North American Softwood species as listedabove.

In this exemplary embodiment of the complex wood core assembly block 78is formed from a tight knot western red cedar wood 16 species. Inparticular, in the exemplary embodiment, each of the wood cores 62 andthe protract wood core 64 is formed from a tight knot western red cedarwood 16 species.

The complex wood core assembly 60, includes each wood core 62 of theseries of wood cores 62 of the complex wood core assembly 60 is embodiedin a separate individual three-dimensional solid rigid wood body formedfrom a first wood species WP1, including a thickness (T³) of about ¾inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00feet-20.00 feet inclusive. Each of the wood cores 62 of the complex woodcore assembly 60 includes a first wood face¹ 65, a second wood face¹ 69opposed to the first wood face¹ 65, and dual opposite longitudinal woodside edges¹ 71. The protract wood core 64 is centrally positioned withinthe series of wood cores 62. The protract wood core 64 includes thethickness (T⁸) of about z inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and thelength (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIG. 15A.

In addition, the protract wood core 64 is embodied in a separateindividual three-dimensional solid rigid wood body¹ formed from thefirst wood species WP1, the first wood species WP1 selected from thefirst wood species WP1 as listed above. In the exemplary embodiment, theprotract wood core 64 is the tight knot western red cedar 16, therebyproviding a tight knot western red cedar 16 protract wood core 64configured including the thickness (T⁸) of about/2 inch, a width (W¹) ofabout 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet. The tightknot western red cedar protract wood core 64 includes a first wood face¹65 ², a second wood face¹ 69 ² opposed to the first wood face¹ 65, anddual opposite longitudinal wood side edges¹ 71.

The protract wood core 64 provides an additional ½ inch to the thicknessof the complex wood core assembly block 78 which enables for theprovision of additional dimension to the width of the complex wood coreassembly 60 to be configured to the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches when anewly cut complex wood core assembly is sized via the planer or themoulder, as shown in FIG. 15C. The protract wood core 64 is embodied ina separate individual three dimensional solid rigid wood body formedfrom the first wood species FW1, the tight knot western red cedar 16,the protract wood core 64 configured including the thickness (T⁸) ofabout ½ inch, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet, wherein the protract wood core 64 includes afirst wood face¹ 65, a second wood face¹ 69 opposed to the first woodface¹ 65, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges¹ 71. Theprotract wood core 64 is centrally positioned within the series of woodcores 62.

To form a complex wood core assembly 60, accordingly, each of the woodcores 62 of the series of wood cores 62 including the protract wood core64 is permanently attached together along interior faces via a pressuresensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 isapplied to interior faces of the each of the wood cores 60 including theprotract wood core 64 via an adhesive spreading machine enabling andoperable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of each of thewood cores 60 to each other including the protract wood core 64 formingthe complex wood core assembly block 78, as shown in FIG. 15A, when thewood cores 62 and the protract wood core 64 are pressed against eachother in a press under heat and pressure. Each of the wood cores 62including the protract wood core 64 is seamlessly permanently attachedface-to-face to form the complex wood core assembly block 78.

The complex wood core assembly block 78, as shown in FIG. 15A,simulating a single three-dimensional solid rigid wood body isconfigured including the thickness (T⁷) of about 5¾ inches, a width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive. In the exemplary embodiment, the complex wood core assemblyblock 78 is a tight knot western red cedar 16 complex wood core assemblyblock 78.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to form the complex woodcore assembly 60 can be the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive.

In another embodiment, the adhesive utilized to form the complex woodcore assembly 60 can be the two-part polyurethane emulsion adhesive.

Each of the complex wood core assemblies 60, as shown in FIG. 15B, iscut via a cutting machine from the complex wood core assembly block 78,as shown in FIG. 15A. In the exemplary embodiment, each of the complexwood core assemblies 60 is cut from the tight knot western red cedarcomplex wood block 78 into a plurality of complex wood core assemblies60. Each complex wood core assembly 60 of the plurality of complex woodcore assemblies 60, as shown in FIG. 15B is configured with a thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁹) of about 5¾ inches, and a length(L¹) of about 8.0-20 feet inclusive. Each complex wood core assembly 60,more particularly, each tight knot western red cedar complex wood coreassembly 60 includes a first complex wood face 66, and a second complexwood face 68 opposite to the first complex wood face 66, and complexopposite longitudinal wood side edges 76, a first end 72 and a secondend 74.

The complex wood core assembly 60 is sized via a planer or moulder to athickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIG.15C. Thereby providing a tight knot western red cedar 16 complex woodcore assembly 60 including a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, toaccommodate for the thickness of a facing wood veneer 50, the width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 including the complex wood coreassembly 60 includes the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 15D.The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 15D includes a first woodfinishing face 52, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the firstfinishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges 56, the dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer sideedges 56 including interior longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges56 ¹ and exterior longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56 ². Thefacing wood veneer 50 includes a facing wood veneer first end 58 and afacing wood veneer second end 59. The facing wood veneer 50 includes alongitudinal axis (LA²).

The facing wood veneer 50 is manufactured from a wood species selectedfrom the second wood species WP2. As shown in FIG. 15D the facing woodveneer is formed from Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) 18.

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG.15D can be formed from a third wood species WP3 of exotic hardwoodspecies, selected from anyone of exotic hardwood species the exotichardwood species selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 can be formed from asecond wood species WP2, as a three dimensional solid rigid finishinglayer including a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) ofabout 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive;wherein the second wood species WP2 is a superior grade of NorthAmerican Softwood species selected from the group consisting of westernred cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15D, the facing woodveneer 50 is formed from the wood species Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata) (“Massaranduba”) 18 facing wood veneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50 is seamlessly permanently attached to thecomplex wood core assembly 60 via the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive120 whereby the second finishing face 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 isoverlaid against the first complex wood face 66 of the complex wood coreassembly 60, as shown in FIG. 15E.

The facing wood veneer 50 is laminated against the first complex woodface 66 of the complex wood core assembly 60 through an automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure enabling and operable forproviding a visually seamless permanent attachment of the facing woodveneer 50 against the complex wood core assembly 60 to form a facingwood veneered complex wood core assembly 70, as shown in FIG. 15E, moreparticularly, a Massaranduba 18 veneered complex wood core assembly 60.The complex wood core assembly 60, more particularly, the Massaranduba18 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 complex wood core assembly60 is configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches; thewidth (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00feet, as shown in FIG. 15E.

The facing wood veneered complex wood core assembly 70, moreparticularly, the Massaranduba 18 veneered complex wood core assembly 60is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 15Fvia the planer or moulder to a configuration including the thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

The facing wood veneered complex wood core assembly 70, moreparticularly, the Massaranduba 18 veneered complex wood core assembly60, includes the first finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 20displayed to the viewer. More particularly, the Massanranduba 18veneered tight knot western red cedar complex wood core assembly 70includes the first finishing face 52 of the Massanranduba 18 facing woodveneer 50 displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards 10 including the Massanranduba 18 veneered tight knotwestern red cedar complex wood core assembly 60 adapted to be arrangedalong the interior longitudinal side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile Massanranduba 18 outdoor deck floor 100of pre-configured dimensions.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the facing wood veneer 50 canbe a clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 species thereby forming aclear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knot western redcedar complex wood core assembly 60.

The pressure sensitive adhesive in the exemplary embodiment of thedisclosure of the outdoor wood decking board 10 including the complexwood core assembly 60 is a polyvinylacetate. In another embodiment, thepressure sensitive adhesive is a melamine resin adhesive including aliquid hardener. In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board10, wherein the outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a complex woodcore assembly 60, the pressure sensitive liquid adhesive is acrosslinking vinyl acetate, wherein the crosslinking vinyl acetate has asolid content of about 52% and a pH of about 5.5-6.0. In yet anotherembodiment, the crosslinking vinyl acetate has a solid content of about46% and a pH of about 4.5-5.5.

In another embodiment, the adhesive is a polymerized polyurethanereactive adhesive. The adhesive is a polyurethane reactive adhesive, orpolymerized polyurethane reactive adhesives. The polyurethane reactiveadhesives have been known to be used in construction. They have beenutilized in outdoors, boasting effective weatherproofing qualities andhigh impact bonding strength.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the pressure sensitive liquidadhesive can be a polyurethane resin adhesives can even withstandexposure to salt water. Polyurethane resin adhesives boast excellentresistance to high temperatures, UV and weather conditions to provide atough, hard wearing bond.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, an outdoor wood decking board 10 foruse in construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, as shown in FIG.16A-16E, includes a core 30 including a facing wood veneer 50permanently seamlessly attached to the core 30.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the core 30 can be formed from awood plastic composite 130, as shown in FIGS. 16A-16E. A supplier ofwood plastic composites are Hardy Smith Wood Plastic Composite athttp://hardysmith.org/about-us.html.

The core 30, as shown in FIG. 16A is formed from a wood plasticcomposite 130, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The core 30 includes afirst wood face 32, and a second face 34 opposed to the first wood face32, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36, a first end 38and a second end 39.

In the exemplary embodiment, the core 30 is formed from a wood plasticcomposite 130. The wood plastic composite 130 comprises a mixture of rawmaterials of natural fibers of agricultural waste, wood waste products,and plastic polymers. The raw materials can include natural fibers ofwood waste, saw mill waste, wood powder, wood flour, wood chips,bagasse, bamboo, coir fibers, rice husk, cotton stalks. The wood plasticcomposites are commercially through Hardy Smith company athttp://hardysmith.org/about-us.html.

The plastic polymers include polyethylene or polythene (InternationalUnion of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name, polyvinyl chloride,and polypropylene. The plastic polymers can, further, include virginpolyethylene, virgin polyvinyl chloride, and virgin polypropylene. Theplastic polymers can, further, include recycled polyethylene, recycledpolyvinyl chloride, recycled polypropylene.

Polyvinyl chloride, (“PVC”), is a thermoplastic polymer. It is a vinylpolymer constructed of repeating vinyl groups having one hydrogenreplaced by chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is the third most widelyproduced plastic, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC is widelyused in construction because it is cheap, durable, and easy to assemble.PVC production is expected to exceed 40 million tons by 2016.Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with anannual production of approximately 80 million metric tons. Its primaryuse is within packaging (plastic bag, plastic films, and the like).

Polyethylene (“PE”) is a thermoplastic polymer consisting of long chainsproduced by combing the ingredient monomer ethylene (IUPAC name ethene),the name comes from the ingredient and not the actual chemicalresulting. The ethene molecule (known almost universally by its commonname ethylene) C2H4 is CH2=CH2, Two CH2 groups connected by a doublebond, thus: Polyethylene contains the chemical elements carbon andhydrogen.

Polyethylene is created through polymerization of ethene. It can beproduced through radical polymerization, anionic additionpolymerization, ion coordination polymerization or cationic additionpolymerization. This is because ethene does not have any substituentgroups that influence the stability of the propagation head of thepolymer. Each of these methods results in a different type ofpolyethylene. Polyethylene is classified into several differentcategories based mostly on its density and branching. The mechanicalproperties of PE depend significantly on variables such as the extentand type of branching, the crystal structure and the molecular weight.With regard to sold volumes, the most important polyethylene grades areHDPE, LLDPE and LDPE.

Polypropylene (“PP”), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplasticpolymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging,textiles (e.g., ropes, thermal underwear and carpets), stationery,plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratoryequipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes.An addition polymer made from the monomer propylene, it is rugged andunusually resistant to many chemical solvents, bases and acids.

The melting of polypropylene occurs as a range, so a melting point isdetermined by finding the highest temperature of a differential scanningcalorimetry chart. Perfectly isotactic PP has a melting point of 171° C.(340° F.). Commercial isotactic PP has a melting point that ranges from160 to 166° C. (320 to 331° F.), depending on atactic material andcrystallinity. Syndiotactic PP with a crystallinity of 30% has a meltingpoint of 130° C. (266° F.).

The melt flow rate (MFR) or melt flow index (MFI) is a measure ofmolecular weight of polypropylene. The measure helps to determine howeasily the molten raw material will flow during processing.Polypropylene with higher MFR will fill the plastic mould more easilyduring the injection or blow-moulding production process. As the meltflow increases, however, some physical properties, like impact strength,will decrease.

There are three general types of polypropylene: homopolymer, randomcopolymer, and block copolymer. The comonomer is typically used withethylene. Ethylene-propylene rubber or EPDM added to polypropylenehomopolymer increases its low temperature impact strength. Randomlypolymerized ethylene monomer added to polypropylene homopolymerdecreases the polymer crystallinity and makes the polymer moretransparent.

The wood waste includes any natural wood and wood wastes can be used formaking wood plastic composites. Wood will be converted into powder formfor mixing and final material preparation. Wood waste coming out as apart of plywood mills, saw mills, particle board units, board units,veneer units and other furniture units can be utilized as an effectiveraw material for producing wood plastic composites. These wastes areconverted into fine powder through wood powder milling machine.

The agriculture wastes like bagasse, bamboo or bamboo wastes, cottonstalks, rice straws, wheat straws, coir fiber, coconut shells, etc. canbe used as a good quality raw material option for natural fibers. Thesenatural fibers are fitting best to get polymerized with polymers likePVC, PE & PP.

As shown in FIG. 16E, the outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a core10 formed from a wood plastic composite 130 including a facing woodveneer 50 permanently seamlessly attached to the core 30.

Referring to FIG. 16A, depicts an embodiment of an outdoor wood deckingboard 10, according to the embodiment of the disclosure. The outdoorwood decking board 10 embodied for use in construction of an outdoordeck floor 100 comprises a core 30, a facing wood veneer 50, a pressuresensitive liquid adhesive 120. The facing wood veneer 50 is seamlesslypermanently attached to a first wood face 32 of the core 30 by means ofthe pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120.

Referring to FIGS. 16A-16B, the core 30 is formed from a wood plasticcomposite 130, as a three-dimensional solid rigid body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The core 30 includes afirst wood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to the first wood face32, and dual opposite longitudinal side edges 36, the dual oppositelongitudinal side edges 36 including interior longitudinal side edges 36¹ and exterior longitudinal side edges 36 ². The core 30 includes afirst end 38 and a second end 39. The core 30 includes a longitudinalaxis (LA). The core 30 is sized via a planar or a moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to (T¹)−⅛inch), as shown in FIG. 16B.

The core 30 is sized to the thickness of (T⁵) to account for thethickness of the facing wood veneer 50 upon the permanent attachment ofthe facing wood veneer 50 to the core 30, wherein the facing wood veneerincludes a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch. Implementing this feature,provides for consistency in providing a facing wood veneered core 20, asshown in FIG. 16D is configured with a consistent thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, and the outdoor wood decking board 10 post being sizedis configured consistently having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, awidth (W²) of about 5 inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 16C, in an embodiment of thedisclosure, is formed from a second wood species WP2, as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including a thickness(T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛ inch, the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).The facing wood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52, asecond wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56. Thefacing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive thereof.

The facing wood veneer 50 can be configured to include the thickness(T²), the thickness (T²) selected from the group consisting of about ⅛inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch. Accordingly, the thickness of the woodcore 30 when sized by the planer or moulder to accommodate for thethickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50 so that the wood core 30 issized to include the thickness (T⁵) which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)) suchthat (T⁵) is configured to the thickness of 1⅜ inches, 1⅖ inches, and 17/16 inches, accordingly.

The second wood species WP2 can be a superior grade of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group comprising of western redcedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), clear grain Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), clear grainAlpine Larch (Larix lyallii), clear grain Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), clear grain Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla),clear grain, Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), cleargrain Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and clear grain Pine/Spruce (Pinusspecies, Picea species).

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 can be formed from athird wood species WP3 selected from exotic hardwood species selectedfrom the group comprising of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

A pressure sensitive liquid adhesive 120 is applied to the first woodface 32 of the core 30 by means of an adhesive spreading machine, andpressed through an automated hydraulic press under heat and pressureenabling and operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood finishing face 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 againstthe first wood face 32 of the core 30 forming a facing wood veneeredcore 20, as shown in FIG. 16D, wherein the facing wood veneered core 20includes the first wood finishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50displayed to a viewer.

In the exemplary embodiment, the adhesive 106 can be a two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive. In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 canbe a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive.

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, is selected fromthe second wood species WP2. The facing wood core 50 is a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 species. Thereby, a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards 10 adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinalside edges 36 of each other form an assembled simulated non-cactileclear vertical grain western red cedar outdoor deck floor 100 ofpre-configured dimensions.

Thereby, the facing wood veneered core 20, more particularly, the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered wood plastic composite 130core 30, as shown in FIG. 6D is configured including the thickness (T⁴)of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16E, the clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 veneered wood plastic composite 130 core 30, is sized via theplaner or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 as shown inFIG. 16E which is sized to a configuration including the thickness (T⁴)of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 10.00 feet, but not limited to.

As mentioned above, the core 30, can be formed from a cement board 132.The cement board 132 is a tile underlayment for wet areas. It isresistant to moisture and mold. The cement board 132 is availablecommercially through Hardie Baker Cement Boards.

With reference to FIGS. 16A-16E, in the exemplary embodiment, of theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 the core 30 can be configured including the thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, a width(W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

The facing wood veneer 50, is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet. The facing wood veneered core 20 is sized to formthe outdoor wood decking board 10 via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width(W⁴) of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

In another embodiment, of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the core 30 can be configuredincluding a thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.00 inch, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive. The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including thethickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the facing wood veneered core 20 is sized to form theoutdoor wood decking board 10 via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width(W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

In the exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking board 10 for usein construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the core 30 can beconfigured including a thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, a width (W³)of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive. Subsequently, the core 30 is sized via the planer or moulderto a configuration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.00 inch, thewidth (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00feet inclusive.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Subsequently, and the facing woodveneered core 20 is sized via the planer or moulder to a configurationincluding the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W⁴) of about3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In the exemplary embodiment, the outdoor wood decking board 10 for usein construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the core 30 can beembodied configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, awidth (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00feet inclusive. Subsequently, the core 30 is sized via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜inches, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Subsequently, the facing wood veneeredcore 20 is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 via theplaner or moulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about 7⅛ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In another embodiment, the core 30 can be formed from a wood fibercement board 132. A cement board supplier is Hardie Backer Cement Boardsat http://www.jameshardie.com/Products/HardieBacker-Cement-Board.

The cement board is a tile underlayment made for wet areas. It isresistant to moisture and mold. The cement board is a combination ofcement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets having a thickness,width, and length that are typically used as a tile backing board.Cement board adds impact resistance and strength to surfaces.

Cement boards are mainly cement bonded particle boards and cement fiber.Cement bonded particle boards have treated wood flakes as reinforcement,whereas in cement fiber boards have cellulose fiber, which is a plantextract as reinforcement. Cement acts as binder in both the cases. Thefire resistance properties of cement bonded blue particle boards andcement fiber boards are the same. In terms of load-bearing capacity,cement-bonded particle boards have higher capacity than cement fiberboards. Cement particle boards can be manufactured from 6 mm to 40 mmthickness making it ideally suitable for high load bearing applications.These boards are made of a homogeneous mixture and hence are formed assingle layer for any thickness. Cement fiber boards are more used indecorative applications and can be manufactured from 3.00 mm to 20.00 mmthickness. Many manufacturers use additives like mica, aluminiumstearate and cenospheres in order to achieve certain board qualities.Typical cement fiber board is made of approximately 40-60% of cement,20-30% of fillers, 8-10% of cellulose, 10-15% of mica. Other additives,like above mentioned, aluminium stearate and PVA are normally used inquantities less than 1%. Cenospheres are used only in low density boardswith quantities between 10-15%. A cement board is a combination ofcement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets having a thickness,width, and length that are typically used as a tile backing board.

In another embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 1, 2A-3E, and 8A-8E anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100, the outdoor wood decking board 10, comprises a wood core 30,formed from a first wood species WP1, as a three-dimensional solid rigidwood body including a thickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹).The wood core 30 includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 34opposed to the first wood face 32, and dual opposite longitudinal woodside edges, wherein the first wood species WP1 is preselected from anyone of a common grade North American Softwood species to form a commongrade North American Softwood wood core 30. The common grade NorthAmerican Softwood wood core 30 is sized via a planer or a moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to((T¹)−T²)), as shown in FIG. 3B. The common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core 30 is dried to a moisture content suitable forreceiving an adhesive. The adhesive utilized can be a two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive.

In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 utilized can be a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer.

As shown in FIG. 8B-8C the outdoor wood decking board 10 includes afacing wood veneer 50, formed from a third wood species WP3 as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including thethickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). The facing woodveneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52, a second woodfinishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face 52, and dualopposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56. FIG. 8C showsthe top surface of the IPE 26 facing wood veneer is non-cactile. It isunderstood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the facing woodveneer can be composed of any one of the third wood species WP3 aslisted above, including Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shoreaspp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; in addition to African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca;Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In this embodiment, with reference to FIG. 8B, the third wood speciesWP3 is preselected from any one of an exotic hardwood species free fromgrowth characteristics that affect appearance or performance to form anexotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50. As shown in FIGS. 8B-8E thefacing wood veneer 50 is formed from the exotic hardwood species, Ipe(Handroanthus species) 26. In the exemplary embodiment, the adhesiveutilized is the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Thetwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the firstwood face 32 of the common grade North American Softwood wood core 30via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face 52 ofthe exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32of the common grade North American Softwood wood core 30 forming anexotic hardwood facing wood veneered common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core 20, wherein the exotic hardwood facing wood veneeredNorth American Softwood wood core 20 includes the first wood finishingface 52 of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer displayed to a viewer,as shown in FIG. 8C. Thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards10 adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges ofeach other form an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwoodoutdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensions.

In the exemplary embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for usein construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the wood core 30 can beformed from the first wood species WP1, the first wood species WP1 canbe any one of a common grade North American Softwood species, whereinthe common grade North American Softwood species is selected from thegroup consisting of tight knot Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment, of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, with reference to FIGS.3A-3E, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a second wood speciesWP2, the second wood species WP2 including any one of a clear grainNorth American Softwood species of superior grade, as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including a thickness(T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).

The superior grade of the second wood species WP2 is defined to includea first wood finishing face 52 that is non-cactile and free from growthcharacteristics that affect appearance or performance of the facing woodveneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 3C, includes the first woodfinishing face 52, the second wood finishing face 54 opposed to thefirst wood finishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing woodveneer side edges 56, wherein the second wood species WP2 is preselectedfrom any one of a superior grade clear grain of North American Softwoodspecies free from growth characteristics that affect appearance orperformance to form a non-cactile superior grade clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood facing wood veneer 50.

In this embodiment, the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive isapplied to the first wood face 32 of the common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core 30 via an adhesive spreading machine enabling andoperable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondwood finishing face 52 of the superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of thecommon grade North American Softwood wood core 30 forming a superiorgrade clear grain North American Softwood facing wood veneered commongrade North American Softwood wood core 20, as shown in FIG. 3D, whereinthe superior grade clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneered common grade North American Softwood wood core 20, includes thefirst wood finishing face 52 of the superior grade clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood facing wood veneer 50 displayed to a viewer, thereby,a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to be arrangedalong interior longitudinal wood side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile superior grade clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

For purposes of the embodiments of the disclosure, the superior grade ofthe North American Softwood species is defined to include wood, orlumber, or facing wood veneers, having clear, defect-free wood-selectshaving a non-cactile finish on at least the first facing wood veneer ofthe facing wood veneer. The minimum clear yield will be select wood andbetter with appearance being a major factor.

The second wood species WP2 is selected from a superior grade of thegroup consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment, of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, with reference to FIGS. 1 and8A-8E, the outdoor wood decking board 10, comprises a wood core 30, asshown in FIGS. 1 and 8A formed from a first wood species WP1, as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body including a thickness (T¹), awidth (W¹), and a length (L¹). The wood core 30 includes a first woodface 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to the first wood face 32, anddual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36.

The first wood species WP1 is preselected from any one of a NorthAmerican Softwood species of common grade to form a common grade NorthAmerican Softwood wood core 30. The common grade is defined to mean anall purpose grade of the North America Softwood species that have lessamount or less percentage amount of clear, defect-free wood. The commongrade wood includes characteristics that occur in U.S. North AmericanSoftwood species including tight knots, a burl, streaks, a glass worm,and the like. The common grade North American Softwood species,according to the embodiment of the disclosure, includes characteristicsthat occur I these woods which can be inherent within the North AmericanSoftwood species, and otherwise generic to all of the North AmericanSoftwood species. Some of the characteristics can occur naturally in thewood, or lumber, or as a result of the drying process.

The common grade North America Softwood wood core 30 is sized via aplaner or a moulder to a configuration including the thickness of (T⁵)which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²). The common grade North America Softwoodwood core 30 is dried to a moisture content suitable for receiving anadhesive. The adhesive is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanateadhesive.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a facing wood veneer 50. Thefacing wood veneer 50 is formed from a third wood species WP3 whereinthe third wood species is an exotic hardwood species.

As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including thethickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). The facing woodveneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52 having a non-cactilefinish, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first woodfinishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges 56, wherein the second wood species WP2 is preselected fromany one of the exotic hardwood species free from growth characteristicsthat affect appearance or performance to form a non-cactile exotichardwood species facing wood veneer 50.

The non-cactile exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 can be configuredto include the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected from thegroup consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch. Accordingly,the thickness of the wood core 30 when sized by the planer or moulder toaccommodate for the thickness (T²) of the non-cactile exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneer 50 so that the wood core 30 is sized to include thethickness (T⁵) which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)) such that (T⁵) isconfigured to the thickness of 1⅜ inches, 1⅖ inches, and 1 7/16 inches,accordingly.

To bond the non-cactile exotic hardwood species facing wood veneer 50 tothe wood core 30 in the seamless permanent attachment within theformation of the outdoor wood decking board 10, the two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the first wood face32 of the common grade North America Softwood wood core 30 via anadhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face 54 ofthe non-cactile exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face 32 of the common grade North America Softwood wood core 30forming a non-cactile exotic hardwood facing wood veneered common gradeNorth America Softwood wood core 30 wherein the non-cactile exotichardwood facing wood veneered common grade North America Softwood woodcore 20, as shown in FIG. 8C includes the first wood finishing face 52of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 displayed to a viewer,thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to bearranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges of each other forman assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor100 of pre-configured dimensions.

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core 40 is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10via the planer or moulder to a configuration including the thickness(T¹), a width (W²) wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch less thanwidth (W¹), and the length (L¹).

In this embodiment, of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100 wherein the two-part EPIadhesive is utilized, includes the wood core 30 preselected from any oneof the common grade North American Softwood species, the North AmericanSoftwood species is selected from the group consisting of tight knotWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 ispreselected from the third wood species WP3 of exotic hardwood species.The facing wood veneer 50 is preselected from the exotic hardwoodspecies selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelimvermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis;(Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca;Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 to bond the non-cactile exotichardwood facing wood veneer 50 to the common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core is a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer.

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inthe construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, with reference to FIGS.1-4E, the outdoor wood decking board 10, comprises a wood core 30,formed from a first wood species WP1, as a three-dimensional solid rigidwood body including a thickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹).The wood core 30 includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 32opposed to the first wood face 32, and dual opposite longitudinal woodside edges 36, wherein the first wood species WP1 is preselected fromNorth American Softwood species of common grade to form a North AmericanSoftwood wood core 30. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B the wood core 30 isformed from a tight knot western red cedar 16 forming a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30.

The tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized via a planeror a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵) which isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

The tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is dried to a moisturecontent suitable for receiving an adhesive 106, wherein the adhesive 106is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a facing wood veneer 50,formed from a second wood species WP2, as a three-dimensional solidrigid wood finishing layer including the thickness (T²), the width (W¹),and the length (L¹). The facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a cleargrain North American Softwood species 14 of superior grade. The cleargrain North American Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 can includes thethickness (T²). The thickness (T²) is selected from the group consistingof about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch. Consequentially, the sizedwood core includes the thickness (T⁵) where (T⁵) is equal to ((T¹)−(T²))selected from the group consisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖ inches, and 1 7/16inches, accordingly.

The clear grain North America Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50including the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, accordingly the wood core30 is sized to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches. The clear grainNorth America Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 including the thickness(T²) of about 1/10 inch, accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized to athickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches. The clear grain North AmericaSoftwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 including the thickness (T²) of about1/16 inch, accordingly, the wood core 30 is sized to a thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1 7/16 inches.

The clear grain North America Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 includesa first wood finishing face 52 the first wood finishing face 52 having anon-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the firstwood finishing face 54, and dual opposing longitudinal facing woodveneer side edges 56. The clear grain North America Softwood 14 facingwood veneer 50 is formed from the second wood species WP2 which ispreselected from the clear grain North American Softwood species 14 ofsuperior grade free from growth characteristics that affect appearanceor performance to form a clear grain North American Softwood 14 facingwood veneer 50. The first wood finishing face 52 of the clear grainNorth American Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 is non-cactile.

An adhesive 106, a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive isutilized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10. The two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate is applied to the first wood face 32 of thetight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 via an adhesive spreadingmachine enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanentattachment of the second wood finishing face 52 of the clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood 14 facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face32 of the North American Softwood wood core 30 forming a facing woodveneered wood core 20 including a clear grain North American Softwoodfacing wood veneered North American Softwood wood core 20, as shown inFIGS. 3D and 4D. The clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneered North American Softwood wood core 20 includes the non-cactilefirst wood finishing face 52 of the clear grain North American Softwoodfacing wood veneer 50 is displayed to a viewer.

The adhesive 106 utilized to bond the clear grain North AmericanSoftwood facing wood veneer 50 to the North American Softwood wood core50 can be a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer.

The clear grain North American Softwood facing wood veneered NorthAmerican Softwood 14 tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 40 issized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²)wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and thelength (L¹).

Thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to bearranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges of each other forman assembled simulated non-cactile clear grain North American Softwoodoutdoor deck floor 100, as shown in FIG. 17, of pre-configureddimensions.

In the exemplary embodiment, the wood core 30 of the outdoor wooddecking board 10 is composed of the tight knot western red cedar 16 ofcommon grade North American Softwood species of common grade. The NorthAmerican Softwood species is selected from the group consisting of tightknot Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), DouglasFir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In addition, the facing wood veneer 50 of the outdoor wood decking board10 for is formed from the clear grain North American Softwood species 14of superior grade, the clear grain North American Softwood species 14 isselected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),(Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch(Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

Now with reference to FIGS. 10A-10E, in an embodiment, of the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100, the outdoor wood decking board 10 comprises a first wood core30 ¹ and a second wood core 30 ² bonded by means of the two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate together to simulate a single unit wood core30. The first wood core 30 formed from a first wood species as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body configured including a thickness(T³), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The first wood core 30 ¹ includesa first wood face 32 ¹, a second wood face 34 ¹ opposed to the firstwood face 32 ¹, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 ¹.

The first wood core 30 ¹ is formed from the first wood species WP1. Inthe embodiment, the first wood core 30 ¹ is formed from a tight knotwestern red cedar species 16 to form a first tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 ¹.

The second wood core 30 ² is formed as a second three-dimensional solidrigid wood body configured including the thickness (T³), the width (W¹),and the length (L¹). The second wood core 30 ² includes a first woodface 32 ², a second wood face 34 ² opposed to the first wood face 32 ²,and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 ². The second woodcore 30 ² is, also, formed from the first wood species WP1, includingthe tight knot western red cedar species 16 to form a second tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 ². The first tight knot western redcedar wood core 30 ¹ and the second tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30 ² are each dried to a moisture content suitable for receiving anadhesive 106.

The adhesive 106 is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Thetwo-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the secondwood face 32 ² of the second tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core30 ² and the second wood face 32 ¹ of the first tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 ¹ via an adhesive spreading machine enabling andoperable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the firsttight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ¹ to the second tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 ² forming a tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40, as shown in FIG. 10C.

The tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 isconfigured including a thickness (T¹) when the first tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 30′ and the second tight knot western red cedar16 wood core 30 ² are pressed against each other in an automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure to form the tight knot westernred cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40.

The tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 is sizedvia a planer or moulder to a thickness of T⁵, such that T⁵ is equal to((T¹)−(T²)), as shown in FIG. 10D.

The outdoor wood decking board 10, includes a facing wood veneer 50formed from a third wood species WP3, selected from an exotic hardwoodspecies, an Ipe 26 (Handroanthus species), as shown in FIG. 10B. Thethird wood species WP3 can be an exotic hardwood species formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid exotic hard wood finishing layer, to forman exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 10D-10Fincluding a thickness (T²), the thickness (T²), the width (W¹), and thelength (L¹). The exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 is configuredhaving the thickness (T²). The thickness of the exotic facing woodveneer includes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected from thegroup consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch. Accordingly,the tight knot western red cedar 16 sized face-to-face wood core 40includes the thickness (T⁵) selected from the group consisting of 1⅜inch, 1⅖ inches, and 1 7/16 inches.

The, Ipe 26 (Handroanthus species), exotic hardwood facing wood veneer50 includes a first exotic hardwood finishing face 52, and a secondexotic hardwood finishing face 54 opposed to the first exotic hardwoodfinishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing exotic hardwoodveneer side edges 56, to form an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50.The first exotic hardwood finishing face 52 includes a non-cactilefinish.

To enable and operably bond the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50against the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40the two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to thefirst wood face 32 of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core30 ¹ of the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40via the adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second exotic hardwood finishingface 54 of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the firstwood face 32 ¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core 30 ¹of the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 formingan exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-facewood core 90, as shown in FIG. 10E. In this manner, the non-cactilefirst exotic hard wood finishing face 52 of the exotic hardwood facingwood veneer 50 is displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoorwood decking boards 10 adapted to be arranged along interiorlongitudinal side edges of each other form an assembled simulatednon-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configureddimensions.

In another embodiment, the adhesive to bond and seamlessly permanentlyattach the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 to the tight knotwestern red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 can be a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive.

The exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-facewood core 90 is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 via theplaner or moulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), awidth (W²) wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹),and the length (L¹).

The first wood core 30 ¹ and the second wood core 30 ² is formed fromthe first wood species WP1. The first wood species WP1 is selected fromthe group consisting of a Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 is formed from the third woodspecies WP3, the third wood species WP3 is selected from any one of anexotic hardwood, the exotic hardwood is selected from the groupconsisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.;(Mukulungu); Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens;African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

With reference to FIGS. 9A-9E, in another embodiment of the disclosure,an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100, comprises a first wood core 30 ¹ and a secondwood core 30 ² to form a tight knot western red cedar face-to-face woodcore 90 bound using a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive andhaving a facing wood veneer 50 formed from a clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14, selected from the second wood species WP2.

The first wood core 30 ¹ is formed from a first wood species WP1 as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body configured including a thickness(T³), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The first wood core 30 ¹ includesa first wood face 32 ¹, a second wood face 34 ¹ opposed to the firstwood face 32 ¹, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 ¹,wherein the first wood species WP1 is a tight knot western red cedarspecies to form a first tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30.

The second wood core 30 ² is formed as a second three-dimensional solidrigid wood body configured including the thickness (T³), the width (W¹),and the length (L¹). The second wood core 30 ² includes a first woodface 32 ², a second wood face 34 ² opposed to the first wood face 32 ²,and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36 ², The second woodcore 30 ² is formed from one of the first wood species WP1, the tightknot western red cedar 16 to form a second tight knot western red cedar16 wood core 30 ².

The first tight knot western red cedar wood core 30 ¹ and the secondtight knot western red cedar wood core 30 ² are each dried to a moisturecontent suitable for receiving an adhesive 106.

The adhesive 106 is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Thetwo-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive applied to the second woodface 32 ² of the second tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ²and the second wood face 32 ¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar16 wood core 30 ¹ via an adhesive spreading machine for enabling andoperable to provide a seamless permanent attachment of the first tightknot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ¹ to the second tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 forming the tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core 90, as shown in FIG. 9D.

The tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core 90 is configuredincluding a thickness (T¹) where the first tight knot western red cedar16 wood core 30 ¹ and the second tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30 ² are pressed against each other in an automated hydraulic pressunder heat and pressure. The tight knot western red cedar face-to-facewood core 90 is sized via a planer or moulder to a thickness of T⁵, suchthat T⁵ is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)), as shown in FIG. 9E.

A facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 9D, is formed from a secondwood species WP2. The second wood species WP2 being a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14, as a three-dimensional solid rigid clearvertical grain western red cedar wood finishing layer to form a clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50. The clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 includes athickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).

The facing wood veneer 50 can include the thickness (T²) preferably ofabout ⅛ inch. In this exemplary embodiment, the tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core 90 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about1⅜ inches. In another embodiment, the clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 can include the thickness (T²) of about1/10 inch, such that the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face woodcore 90 is sized via the planer or moulder to the thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1⅖ inches. Yet in another embodiment, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 can include the thickness(T²) of about 1/16 inch, such that the tight knot western red cedarface-to-face wood core 90 is sized via the planer or moulder to thethickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

The clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50includes a first clear vertical grain western red cedar wood finishingface 52 having a non-cactile finish, a second clear vertical grainwestern red cedar wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first clearvertical grain western red cedar wood finishing face 52, and dualopposing longitudinal facing clear

vertical grain western red cedar wood veneer side edges 56. The firstclear vertical grain western red cedar wood finishing face 54 includes anon-cactile finish.

To enable and operable for the laminating of the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 against the tight knotwestern red cedar wood core of the face-to-face wood core 90 thetwo-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate is applied to the first wood face32 ¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ¹ of theface-to-face wood core 40 via the adhesive spreading machine enablingand operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondclear vertical grain western red cedar wood finishing face 54 ² of theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 againstthe first wood face 32 ¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 ¹ of the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to wood core40 forming a clear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core 90, as shown in FIG. 9E.

In this manner, the non-cactile first clear vertical grain western redcedar 14 wood finishing face 52 of the clear vertical grain western redcedar wood 14 facing wood veneer 50 is displayed to a viewer, thereby, aplurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10, one of which is shown inFIG. 9E, adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal side edgesof each other form an assembled simulated non-cactile clear verticalgrain western red cedar wood 14 outdoor deck floor 100 of pre-configureddimensions.

The non-cactile clear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tightknot western red cedar face-to-face wood core 90 is sized to form theoutdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 9E via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²)wherein the width (W²) is ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and the length(L¹).

In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 is a two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer.

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50, moreparticularly, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing woodveneer 50 includes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected fromthe group consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch.Accordingly, the thickness (T⁵) of the sized tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 is configured to 1⅜ inches, 1⅖inches, and 1 7/16 inches.

In another embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 8A-8E of an outdoor wooddecking board 10 for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor 100,the outdoor wood decking board 10, comprises a wood core 30 and a facingwood veneer 50 bonded to the wood core 30 by means of an adhesive 106.The adhesive is a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer.

The wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 8A is formed from a first woodspecies WP1, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹). The wood core 30includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to thefirst wood face 32, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36.

The first wood species WP1 is preselected from any one of a common gradeNorth American Softwood species to form a common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core 30. As shown in FIG. 8A, the wood core is formed froma tight knot western red cedar 16 to form a tight know western red cedar16 wood core 30. The wood core 30, more particularly, the tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized via a planer or a moulder toa configuration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to((T¹)−(T²)). The wood core 30, more particularly, the tight know westernred cedar 16 wood core 30 is dried to a moisture content suitable forreceiving the two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a facing wood veneer 50, asshown in FIG. 8B. The facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a third woodspecies WP3, selected from an exotic hardwood species. In the exemplaryembodiment, shown in FIGS. 8B-8C the facing wood veneer is formed froman exotic hardwood species, namely, an Ipe 26 (Handroanthus species),thereby forming an Ipe 26 facing wood veneer 50.

The third wood species WP3 includes an exotic hardwood species, the Ipe26, forming the facing wood veneer 50 as a three-dimensional solid rigidwood finishing layer including a thickness (T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛inch, the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). The facing wood veneer 50includes a first wood finishing face 52 having a non-cactile finish, asecond wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face54, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56,wherein the third wood species WP3 is preselected from any one of theexotic hardwood species free from growth characteristics that affectappearance or performance to form an exotic hardwood species facing woodveneer 50.

The two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive applied to the firstwood face 32 of the wood core 30 via an adhesive spreading machineenabling and operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood finishing face 54 of the facing wood veneer 50 againstthe first wood face 32 of the wood core 30 forming a facing woodveneered wood core 20 including an exotic hardwood facing wood veneeredwood core, as shown in FIG. 8C. Looking more closely at FIG. 8C the Ipe26 facing wood veneer 50 is showed partially so that the Ipe 26 facingwood veneer 50 can be shown overlaying the wood core 30, moreparticularly, the tight knot western red cedar wood core 30.

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood core 20, moreparticularly, the Ipe 26 facing wood veneered wood core 20 is sized toform the outdoor wood decking board 10, as shown in FIG. 8D, via theplaner or moulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), awidth (W²) wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹),and the length (L¹).

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood core 20, moreparticularly, the Ipe 26 facing wood veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 20 includes the non-cactile first exotic hardwoodfinishing face 52 of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50, moreparticularly, the non-cactile first finishing face 52 of the Ipe 26facing wood veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 displayed to aviewer. In this manner, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10,one of which is shown in FIG. 8D, adapted to be arranged along interiorlongitudinal wood side edges of each other form an assembled simulatednon-cactile exotic hardwood species outdoor deck floor of pre-configureddimensions, more particularly, a non-cactile Ipe 26 outdoor deck floorof pre-configured dimensions.

In the exemplary embodiment, the wood core 30 is formed from any one ofa common grade North American Softwood species, wherein the common gradeNorth American Softwood species is selected from the group consisting ofa Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed fromthe exotic hardwood species, the exotic hardwood species is selectedfrom the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu); Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a secondwood species WP2, the second wood species WP2. The second wood speciesWP2 includes any one of a superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species, the superior grade clear grain North American Softwoodspecies is selected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer includes thethickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected from the group consisting ofabout ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch.

In another embodiment, of an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, with reference to FIGS.16A-16E the outdoor wood decking board 10, comprises a core 30 bound toa facing wood veneer 50 wherein the core 30 is bound to the facing woodveneer 50 via an adhesive 106, the adhesive 106 being a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate.

The core 30 is formed from a rigid solid substrate, as athree-dimensional solid rigid body including a thickness (T¹), a width(W¹), and a length (L¹). The core 30 including a first wood face 32, asecond wood face 34 opposed to the first wood face 32, a first end 38and a second end 39, and dual opposite longitudinal side edges 36.

The core 30 is formed from the solid rigid substrate, wherein the solidrigid substrate is a wood plastic composite 130 enabling and operable toform a wood plastic composite 130 core 30. The wood plastic composite130 core 30 is sized via a planer or a moulder to a configurationincluding a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)). In theexemplary embodiment, the wood plastic composite 130 core 30 includes athickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches.

With reference to FIG. 16C the outdoor wood decking board 10 includes afacing wood veneer 50. As shown in FIG. 16C, the facing wood veneer 50is formed from a second wood species WP2, including a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 selected from any one of a superior gradeclear grain North American Softwood species, the superior grade cleargrain North American Softwood species is selected from the groupconsisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis),Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis),Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment, the outdoor wood decking board 10 can include afacing wood veneer 50, formed from a third wood species WP3, of anexotic hardwood species as an alternative to the superior grade cleargrain North American Softwood, as a three-dimensional solid rigid woodfinishing layer including a thickness (T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛inch, the width (W¹), and the length (L¹). The facing wood veneer 50includes a first wood finishing face 52, a second wood finishing face 54opposed to the first wood finishing face 52, a first finishing end 58, asecond finishing end 59, and dual opposing longitudinal facing woodveneer side edges 56.

In this exemplary embodiment, the wood plastic composite 130 core 30having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches is sized via the planer ormoulder to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches.

In another embodiment, the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured having a thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch, and accordingly,the wood plastic composite 130 core 30 is sized to a thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1⅖ inches. In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 isconfigured having a thickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch, and accordingly,the wood plastic composite 130 core 30 is sized to a thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1 7/16 inches.

The third wood species WP3 is an exotic hardwood wood species forming anexotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50. The exotic hardwood species isselected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho;(Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood)Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); AfricanWalnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khayagrandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

An adhesive 106, a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive isapplied to the first wood face 32 of the wood plastic composite core 30,enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood finishing face 54 of the exotic hardwood facing woodveneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of the wood plastic compositecore 30 forming an exotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood plasticcomposite core 20, as shown in FIG. 16D, wherein the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneered wood plastic composite core 20 includes the firstfinishing face 52 of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 displayedto a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10arranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood veneered outdoor deckfloor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 is a two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer adhesive.

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood plastic composite core 20is sized via a moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10configured including the thickness of (T¹), a width of (W²) which isabout ¼ inch less than the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).

In another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the outdoor wood deckingboard 10, comprises a core 30, formed from a rigid solid substrate, therigid solid substrate is cement board formed from the rigid solidsubstrate, as a three-dimensional solid rigid body including a thickness(T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the core 30 including a firstwood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to the first wood face, afirst end 38 and a second end 39, and dual opposite longitudinal sideedges 36 wherein the rigid solid substrate is the cement board enablingand operable to form a cement board core 30.

The cement board core 30 is sized via a planer or a moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to((T¹)−(T²)) where (T²) is about ⅛ inch.

The outdoor wood decking board 10 includes a facing wood veneer 50,formed from a third wood species WP3, as a three-dimensional solid rigidwood finishing layer including a thickness (T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛inch, the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).

In another embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured toinclude a thickness (T²) of about 1/10 inch. Accordingly, the cementboard core 30 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches. Inanother embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is configured having athickness (T²) of about 1/16 inch. Accordingly, the cement board core 30is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches.

The facing wood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52, asecond wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face52, a first finishing end 58, a second finishing end 59, and dualopposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56.

The third wood species WP3 is an exotic hardwood wood species, that isnon-cactile, forming an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer. The exotichardwood species is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu); Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).

An adhesive 106, the adhesive 106 being a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive applied to the first wood face 32of the cement board core 30, enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face 54 ofthe exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32of the cement board core 30 forming an exotic hardwood facing woodveneered cement board core 20.

In another embodiment, the adhesive 106 is a two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer adhesive.

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered cement board core 20 includesthe first finishing face 52 of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood deckingboards 10 arranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood veneered outdoordeck floor 100 of pre-configured dimensions.

The exotic hardwood facing wood veneered cement board core 20 is sizedvia a moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 configuredincluding the thickness of (T¹), a width of (W²) which is about ¼ inchless than the width (W¹), and the length (L¹).

In another embodiment of the disclosure, a method 1000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100, is disclosed. The embodiment of the method 1000is disclosed with reference to FIGS. 1-17, with a more particularattention to FIGS. 1, 3A-3E, 8A-8E and 17. The method 1000 ofmanufacturing the outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100 comprises, a first step 1001providing a wood core 30 formed from a first wood species WP1. As shownin FIGS. 1, 3A and 8A the wood core 30 is formed from a first woodspecies WP1.

The first wood species WP1 is any one of a common grade or generalpurpose grade of the North American Softwood species, formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body. In the exemplary embodiments,as shown in FIGS. 1, 3A and 8A the wood core 30 is formed from a tightknot western red cedar 16 species, thereby providing a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 formed from the North AmericanSoftwood species of common grade.

The North American Softwood species the first wood species WP1 of thewood core 30 is formed from any one of a common grade of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group consisting of tight knotWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

The second step 1002 of the method 1000 includes configuring the tightknot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is configured having a thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length(L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face34 opposed to the first wood face 32, and opposite longitudinal woodside edges 36. The wood core 30 can be configured at 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive depending upon the preconfigured dimensions for the outdoorwood decking boards 10 configured for the manufacture of the outdoordeck floor 100.

A third step 1003 includes drying the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 to a moisture content suitable for receiving an adhesive120, the adhesive 120 being a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive.

In another embodiment of the method 1000, the adhesive 106 is a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer.

Next, the method 1000 includes a fourth step 1004 of sizing the woodcore 30, more particularly, sizing the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 through a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 8C. The thickness issized to the thickness (T⁵) of abut 1⅜ inches to accommodate for thethickness (T²) of a facing wood veneer 50 being about ⅛ inch such that(T⁵) is equal to ((T¹)−T²)).

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/10 inch, and, accordingly, the wood core 30, more particularly, thetight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized to the thickness(T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches where the (T⁵) is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/16 inch, and, accordingly, the wood core 30, more particularly, thetight know western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized to the thickness(T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches where the (T⁵) is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

A fifth step 1005, as shown in FIG. 8B, is providing the facing woodveneer 50 Is formed from a third wood species WP3, wherein the thirdwood species WP3 is selected from any one of an exotic hardwood species.In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from apre-selected exotic hardwood, and formed as a three-dimensional solidrigid layer providing an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50. As shownin FIG. 3C, in another embodiment of the outdoor wood decking board 10the facing wood veneer 50 is selected from the second wood species WP2of superior grade or select grade of North American Softwood species.

The exotic hardwood species of the third wood species WP3 is selectedfrom the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

In the exemplary embodiment, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed fromIpe 26 (Handroanthus species), as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C. The exotichardwood facing wood veneer 50 formed of the Ipe 26 is non-cactile.Where the surface is not non-cactile, the first finishing face 52 of thefacing wood veneer 50 including the IPE 26 exotic hardwood can besmoothed by mechanical means of a sanding and polishing the firstfinishing face 52 of the facing wood veneer 50 to provide thenon-cactile finish.

A sixth step 1006 includes configuring the exotic hardwood facing woodveneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) ofabout 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.The facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, the exotic hardwood facingwood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52 having anon-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to the firstwood finishing face 52, and opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges 56. The facing wood veneer 50 can be configured at about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive to correspond to the length configuration ofthe wood core 30. As noted above, the exotic hardwood facing wood veneercan be configured including a thickness (T²) of any one of about ⅛ inch,1/10 inch, or 1/16 inch, as detailed above.

A seventh step 1007 includes providing a two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive.

An eighth step 1008 includes spreading the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive through an adhesive spreading machine suchthat the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive covers the entirefirst wood face 32 of the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 32.

A ninth step 1009 includes overlaying the second wood finishing face 54of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face32 of the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30, as shown in FIG.8C. A closer look at FIG. 8C shows a partial view of the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneer 50 for illustrative purposes to show the exotichardwood facing wood veneer 50 overlaying the wood core 30.

A tenth step 1010 includes laminating the second wood finishing face 54of the facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of the woodcore 30, more particularly the second wood finishing face 54 of theexotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 ofthe tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 through an automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure for providing a visuallyseamless permanent attachment of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer50 against the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 forming anexotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30,as shown in FIG. 8C.

The exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar 14 wood core20 includes a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 inches inclusive.Noticeably, the first wood finishing face 52 having a non-cactile finishof the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer 50 is displayed to a viewer.Thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10 adapted to bearranged along interior longitudinal side edges 36 of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor 100.

An eleventh step 1011 includes removing the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 from the automatedhydraulic press.

The twelfth step 1012 includes cooling the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar 14 wood core 20 at ambient temperature.

A thirteenth step 1013 includes sizing the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 through the planer ormoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 100 the thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet, as shown in FIGS. 8D-8E.

In the exemplary method 1000, the first wood species WP1 of the woodcore 30, as listed above, is formed from a common grade or generalpurpose grade of North American Softwood species, including tight knotgrade, selected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thujaplicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii),Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary method 1000, the facing wood veneer 50 can be selectedfrom a second wood species WP2 to form the facing wood veneer 50. Thesecond wood species WP2 can be selected from the group consisting ofsuperior grade western red cedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis),Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis),Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Pine/Spruce(Pinus species, Picea species).

The exemplary method 1000, can further comprise a fourteenth step 1014including sanding the exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 20 in preparation of staining the exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 40.

In addition, the exemplary method 1000 can further comprise a fifteenthstep 1015 including immersing a colorless wood conditioner flood coatvia a coating process to the exotic hardwood veneered tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 20 wherein the colorless wood conditionercomprises one or more agents, wherein an agent of the one or more agentsis selected from the group comprising, fungicides, biocides,insecticides, water repellants, UV blockers, fire retardants, woodhardeners, and strength enhances.

In an embodiment of the exemplary method 1000, the length (L¹) of thewood core 30 can be configured to a length (L¹) selected from the groupof lengths (L¹) comprising, 8.00, 10.00 feet, 12.00 feet, 14.00 feet,16.00 feet, 18.00 feet, and 20.00 feet. In addition, in an embodiment ofthe exemplary method 1000, the length (L¹) of the facing wood veneer 50can be configured to a length (L¹) selected from the group of lengths(L¹) comprising, 8.00 feet, 10.00 feet, 12.00 feet, 14.00 feet, 16.00feet, 18.00 feet, and 20.00 feet.

In another embodiment of the exemplary method 1000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the length (L¹) of the wood core 30 can bepre-configured to a length (L¹) selected from the group of lengthscomprising, 9.00 feet, 11.00 feet, 13.00 feet, 15.00 feet, 17.00 feet,19.00 feet, and 21.00 feet; and the length (L¹) of the facing woodveneer 50 can be pre-configured to a length selected from the group oflengths comprising, 9.00 feet, 11.00 feet, 13.00 feet, 15.00 feet, 17.00feet, 19.00 feet, and 21.00 feet.

In another embodiment of the exemplary method 1000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the wood core 30, is configured including the thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.0 feet, and can be configured at about 8.00 feet-20.00feet inclusive. Subsequently, the wood core 30, is sized via the planeror moulder to a configuration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜inches, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.0 feet, and can be configure at about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, foraccommodating the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50.

Further, the facing wood veneer 50, can be configured including thethickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, and can be configured at 8.00 feetto 20.00 feet inclusive. The exotic facing wood veneer 50 and caninclude a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width of about 3½ inches,and a length of about 8.00-20.00 feet. Accordingly, the exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 can be sized viathe planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 which isconfigured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁴)of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive. The wood core 30 can be configured at 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive depending upon the preconfigured dimensions for the outdoorwood decking boards 10 configured for the manufacture of the outdoordeck floor 100.

In another embodiment of the exemplary method 1000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the wood core 30 can be configured including a thickness(T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5/inches, and thelength (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.00 inch, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing woodveneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50, can be configured including the thickness(T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Thereby, the exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 is configuredincluding the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar16 wood core 20, is sized via the planer or moulder to form the outdoorwood decking board 10 so configured including the thickness (T⁴) ofabout 1⅛ inches, the width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹)of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In yet another embodiment of the exemplary method 1000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100, the wood core 30 is configured including athickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.0 inch, the width(W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive for accommodating the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer50.

The facing wood veneer 50 can be configured including the thickness (T²)of about ⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹)of about 8.00-20.00 feet. Subsequently, the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is sized to form theoutdoor wood decking board 10 via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width(W⁴) of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

In yet another embodiment of the exemplary method 1000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100 the wood core 30 can be configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, the width(W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing woodveneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50 can be configured including the thickness (T²)of about ⅛ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹)of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Thereby the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 is configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, anda length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Thereafter, the exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 20 is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 via theplaner or moulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹) ofabout 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about 7⅛ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, a method 2000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100, is disclosed. The embodiment of the method 2000is disclosed with reference to FIGS. 1-17, with a more particularattention to FIGS. 1-3E and 17. The method 2000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100 comprises, a first step 2001 providing a wood core 30formed from a first wood species WP1. The wood core 30 is shown in FIGS.1, 2A, 2B, and 3A.

The first wood species WP1 is any one of a common grade or generalpurpose grade of the North American Softwood species, formed as a threedimensional solid rigid wood body. In the exemplary embodiment, as shownin FIGS. 1, 2A, and 3A, the wood core 30 is formed from a tight knotwestern red cedar 16 species, thereby providing a tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30.

The North American Softwood species the first wood species WP1 of thewood core 30 is formed from any one of a common grade of North AmericanSoftwood species selected from the group consisting of tight knotWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

The second step 2002 includes configuring the tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 is configured having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core30 includes a first wood face 32, a second wood face 34 opposed to thefirst wood face 32, and opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36. Thewood core 30 can be configured at 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive dependingupon the preconfigured dimensions for the outdoor wood decking boards 10configured for the manufacture of the outdoor deck floor 100.

A third step 2003 includes drying the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 to a moisture content suitable for receiving an adhesive120.

The adhesive is a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive.

Next, the method 2000 includes a fourth step 2004 of sizing the woodcore 30, more particularly, the tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30 through a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜inches, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of 8.00-20.00feet inclusive to accommodate for the thickness of a facing wood veneer50, as shown in FIG. 3B.

In another embodiment of the method 2000, the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50 is 1/10 inch, and, accordingly, the wood core 30,more particularly, the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 issized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches where the (T⁵) is equalto ((T¹)−(T²)).

In another embodiment of the method 2000, the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50 is 1/16 inch, and, accordingly, the wood core 30,more particularly, the tight know western red cedar 16 wood core 30 issized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches where the (T⁵) isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

A fifth step 2005, as shown in FIG. 3C, is providing the facing woodveneer 50 formed from a second wood species WP2, wherein the second woodspecies WP2 is selected from any one of a superior quality grade of aNorth American Softwood species. The North American Softwood speciesselected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),(Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch(Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary method 2000, a clear vertical grain western red cedar14, is selected to form the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 3C.The facing wood veneer 50, more particularly, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 is formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid layer providing a clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 16 facing wood veneer 50.

A sixth step 2006 includes configuring the clear vertical grain westernred cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 having a thickness (T²) of about ⅛inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The facing wood veneer 50, more particularly,the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50includes a first wood finishing face 52 having a non-cactile finish, asecond wood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face52, and opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56. Thefacing wood veneer 50 can be configured at about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive to correspond to the configuration of the wood core 30.

A seventh step 2007 includes providing the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive.

An eighth step 2008 includes spreading the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive 120 through an adhesive spreading machinesuch that the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate covers the entirefirst wood face 32 of the tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 32.

A ninth step 2009 includes overlaying the second wood finishing face 54of the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50against the first wood face 32 of the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 3D.

A tenth step 2010 includes laminating the facing wood veneer 50 againstthe wood core 30, more particularly the second wood finishing face 54 ofthe clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50against the first wood face 32 of the tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 through an automated hydraulic press under heat andpressure for providing a visually seamless permanent attachment of theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 wood veneer 50 against thetight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 forming a clear verticalgrain veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30, identifiedat 20 as shown in FIG. 3D. The clear vertical grain western red cedar 14veneered tight knot western red cedar 14 wood core 20 includes athickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, anda length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 inches inclusive. Noticeably, thefirst wood finishing face 52 having a non-cactile finish of the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 is displayedto a viewer. Thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards 10adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal side edges 36 of eachother form an assembled simulated non-cactile clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 outdoor deck floor 100, as shown in FIG. 17.

An eleventh step 2011 includes removing the clear vertical grain westernred cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20 fromthe automated hydraulic press.

The twelfth step 2012 includes cooling the clear vertical grain westernred cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 14 wood core 20 atambient temperature.

A thirteenth step 2013 includes sizing the clear vertical grain westernred cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20through the planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet, as shown in FIG. 3E.

In the exemplary method 2000, the first wood species WP1 of the woodcore 30, as listed above, is formed from a common grade or generalpurpose grade of North American Softwood species, including tight knotgrade, selected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thujaplicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii),Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary method 2000, the second wood species WP2 of the facingwood veneer 50, can be selected from the group consisting of superiorgrade: western red cedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), DouglasFir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Pine/Spruce(Pinus species, Picea species).

The exemplary method 2000, can further comprise a fourteenth step 2014including sanding the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 to ensure a non-cactilesurface of the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tightknot western red cedar wood core 20.

In addition, the exemplary method 2000 can further comprise a fifteenthstep 2015 including immersing a colorless wood conditioner flood coatvia a coating process to the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 wherein thecolorless wood conditioner comprises one or more agents, wherein anagent of the one or more agents is selected from the group comprising,fungicides, biocides, insecticides, water repellants, UV blockers, fireretardants, wood hardeners, and strength enhances.

In an embodiment of the exemplary method 2000, the length (L¹) of thewood core 30 can be configured to a length (L¹) selected from the groupof lengths (L¹) comprising, 8.00, 10.00 feet, 12.00 feet, 14.00 feet,16.00 feet, 18.00 feet, and 20.00 feet. In addition, in an embodiment ofthe exemplary method 200, the length (L¹) of the facing wood veneer 50can be configured to a length (L¹) selected from the group of lengths(L¹) comprising, 8.00 feet, 10.00 feet, 12.00 feet, 14.00 feet, 16.00feet, 18.00 feet, and 20.00 feet.

In another embodiment of the exemplary method 2000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the length (L¹) of the wood core 30 can bepre-configured to a length (L¹) selected from the group of lengthscomprising, 9.00 feet, 11.00 feet, 13.00 feet, 15.00 feet, 17.00 feet,19.00 feet, and 21.00 feet; and the length (L¹) of the facing woodveneer 50 can be pre-configured to a length selected from the group oflengths comprising, 9.00 feet, 11.00 feet, 13.00 feet, 15.00 feet, 17.00feet, 19.00 feet, and 21.00 feet.

In another embodiment of the exemplary method 2000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the wood core 30, is configured, with reference to FIGS.4A-4E including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W³) ofabout 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.0 feet, and can beconfigured at about 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive. Subsequently, thewood core 30, as shown in FIG. 4B, is sized via the planer or moulder toa configuration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, a width(W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.0 feet, and canbe configure at about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, for accommodating thethickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50.

Further, the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 4C, is configuredincluding the thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, and can be configured at8.00 feet to 20.00 feet inclusive. As shown in FIG. 4D, the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 wood core 30 includes a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, awidth of about 3½ inches, and a length of about 8.00-20.00 feet. Theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 20 is sized via the planer or moulder to form theoutdoor wood decking board 10 which is configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁴) of about 3¼ inches, asshown in FIG. 4D, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive. The wood core 30 can be configured at 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive depending upon the preconfigured dimensions for the outdoorwood decking boards 10 configured for the manufacture of the outdoordeck floor 100.

With reference to FIGS. 6A-6F, in another embodiment of the exemplarymethod 2000 of manufacturing an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use inthe construction of an outdoor deck floor 100, the wood core 30 isconfigured including a thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.00 inch, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive to accommodate for the thickness (T²) of the facing woodveneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50, is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Thereby, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core20 is configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1⅛ inches, thewidth (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 20, is sized via the planer ormoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 so configuredincluding the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, the width (W²) of about5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In yet another embodiment of the exemplary method 2000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100, the wood core 30 is configured including athickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛ inches, as shown in FIGS. 6A-6B a width (W³)of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness (T⁶) of about 1.0 inch, as shown inFIG. 6B, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive for accommodating the thickness (T²) of thefacing wood veneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet. Subsequently, the clear grade vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core20 is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T⁴) of about 1⅛inches, the width (W¹) of about 3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIG. 6E.

In yet another embodiment of the exemplary method 2000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100 the wood core 30 is configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, as shown in FIGS.5A-5F.

Subsequently, the wood core 30 is sized via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, as shownin FIG. 5B, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive to accommodate for the thickness (T²) ofthe facing wood veneer 50.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. Thereby the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core30 is configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, awidth (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00feet inclusive.

The clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 20 is sized to form the outdoor wooddecking board 10 via the planer or moulder to a configuration includingthe thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about 7⅛ inches,and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

In another embodiment of the disclosure a method 3000 of manufacturingan outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor 100 is disclosed including a first wood core 30 ¹ anda second wood core 30 ², and a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive, with reference to FIGS. 9A-9B in the understanding of thethird method 3000 embodied in the disclosure.

The method 3000, comprises a first step 3001 including providing a firstwood core 30, as shown in FIG. 9A, formed from a first wood species WP1as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body¹ including a thickness (T³)of about ¾ Inch, a Width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about8.00, but not limited to. The first wood core 30 includes a first woodface¹ 32, a second wood face¹ 34 opposed to the first wood face¹ 30, anddual opposite longitudinal wood side edges 36, wherein the first woodspecies WP1 is a tight knot western red cedar 16 species thereby forminga first tight knot western red cedar wood core 30.

The second step 3002 of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 10 includes providing a second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG.9B, formed from the tight knot western red cedar 16 species as a threedimensional solid rigid wood body configured as a second tight knotwestern red cedar wood core 30 ² including the thickness (T³) of about ¾inch, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00feet, but not limited to, thereby providing a second tight knot westernred cedar 16 wood core 30 ² including a first wood face² 32, a secondwood face² 34 opposed to the first wood face¹ 32, and dual oppositelongitudinal wood side edges² 37.

A third step 3003 of the method 3000 includes drying the first wood core30, the first tight knot western red cedar wood core 30, and the secondwood core, 30 ², the second tight knot western red cedar wood core 30 ²to a moisture content suitable for receiving an adhesive 106. Theadhesive 106 is the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive.

A fourth step 3004 of the second method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100 includes providing the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive.

A fifth step 3005 of the method 3000 includes spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive applied to the second wood face² 34² of the second tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ² and tothe second wood face¹ 34 of the first tight knot western red cedar woodcore 30 through an adhesive spreading machine such that the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate covers the entire second wood face² 34 ² ofthe second tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ² and the entiresecond wood face¹ 34 of the first tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30.

A sixth step 3006 of the second method 3000 of manufacturing an outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of the outdoor deckfloor 100 includes overlaying the second wood face² 34 ² of the secondtight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 ² against the second woodface¹ 34 of the first tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 30through an automated hydraulic press under heat and pressure enablingand operable for providing a visually seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood face¹ 34 of the first tight knot western red cedar 16wood core 30 against the second wood face² 34 ² of the second tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 ² forming a face-to-face wood core 40,as shown in FIG. 9C, more particularly, a tight knot western red cedar16 face-to-face wood core 40, simulating a single three dimensionalsolid rigid wood body having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, thewidth (W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length of about 8.00 inches, butnot limited to, wherein the first wood face¹ 32 of the first tight knotwestern red cedar 16 wood core 30 is opposed to the first wood face² 34² of the second tight knot western red cedar wood core 30 ².

A seventh step 3007 of the second method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100 includes removing the tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40 from the automated hydraulic press.

An eighth step 3008 of the second method 3000 includes cooling the tightknot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 at ambienttemperature.

A ninth step 3009 of the third method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes sizing the tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40 via a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵)of about 1⅜ inch, the width (W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length ofabout 8.00 inches, but not limited to, to accommodate for the thickness(T²) of a facing wood veneer 50.

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/10 inch, and, accordingly, the face-to-face wood core 40, moreparticularly, the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core40 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches where the (T⁵) isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/16 inch, and, accordingly, the face-to-face wood core 40, moreparticularly, the tight know western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core40 is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches where the (T⁵)is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

A tenth step 3010 of the method 3000 of manufacturing an outdoor wooddecking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor100 includes providing the facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 9D,formed from a second wood species WP2 as a three-dimensional solid rigidfinishing layer including a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but notlimited to.

The facing wood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52 havinga non-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face 54 opposed to thefirst wood finishing face 52, and dual opposing longitudinal facing woodveneer side edges 56. The second wood species WP2 is a clear verticalgrain western red cedar 14 species, thereby providing a clear verticalgrain western red cedar facing wood veneer 50.

An eleventh step 3011 of the method 3000 includes providing the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive.

The twelfth step 3012 of method 3000 manufacturing the outdoor wooddecking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor100 includes spreading the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivethrough the adhesive spreading machine such that the pressure sensitiveliquid adhesive 120 covers the entire first wood face¹ 32 of the firsttight knot western red cedar wood core 30 of the tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40.

A thirteenth step 3013 of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes overlaying the second wood finishing face 54 of theclear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50, asshown in FIG. 9D, against the first wood face 32 ¹ of the first tightknot western red cedar 16 wood core 30 of the tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40.

A fourteenth step 3014 of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes laminating the clear vertical grain western red cedar14 facing wood veneer 50 against the tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40 through the automated hydraulic press underheat and pressure enabling and operable for providing a seamlesspermanent attachment of the second wood finishing face 54 of the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 against thefirst wood face 32 ¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar 16 woodcore 30 of the tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40forming a facing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 90, with referenceto FIG. 10B, namely, a clear vertical grain western red cedar 14veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40. Thefacing wood veneered face-to-face wood core 90, is configured includingthe thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to.

The first wood finishing face 52, the first wood finishing face 52 beingnon-cactile, of the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 facingwood veneer 50 is displayed to a viewer, thereby a plurality of outdoorwood decking boards 10 adapted to be arranged along interiorlongitudinal side edges 36 of each other thereby form an assembledsimulated non-cactile clear vertical grain western red cedar outdoordeck floor 100 formed of pre-configured dimensions.

A fifteenth step 3015 of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 includes sizing the facing wood veneered face-to-face woodcore 90, namely, the clear vertical grain western red cedar 14 veneeredtight knot western red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 to form theoutdoor wood decking board 10 via a planer or moulder configured to thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet, but not limited to, as shown in FIG.9E.

In another embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100 the adhesive 106 can be a polyurethane emulsion polymer (PEP).

In another embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing the outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoor deckfloor 100, the second method 3000 further comprises providing acolorless wood conditioner coat via a coating process to the facing woodveneered face-to-face wood core 90, more particularly, the clearvertical grain western red cedar 14 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 at 90 wherein the colorless woodconditioner comprises one or more agents, wherein an agent of the one ormore agents is selected from the group comprising, fungicides, biocides,insecticides, water repellants, UV blockers, fire retardants, woodhardeners, and strength enhances.

In the exemplary embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the method 3000 embodies the first wood core 30 and thesecond wood core 30 ² to each be formed from any one of the first woodspecies WP1 of common quality grade, or general purpose grade of thefirst wood species WP1, where the first wood species WP1 is any one ofNorth American Softwood species selected from the group consisting ofwestern red cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of the outdoordeck floor 100, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from any one of thesecond wood species WP2. The second wood species WP2 is selected from asuperior quality grade of North American Softwood species, selected fromthe group consisting of clear vertical grain western red cedar, (Thujaplicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii),Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In the exemplary embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the facing wood veneer 50 can be formed from any one ofthe third wood species WP3 selected from a group of exotic hardwoodspecies. The exotic hardwood wood species, is selected from the groupconsisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.;(Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens;African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

Another embodiment of the method 3000 is shown in FIG. 10A-10F whichshows an outdoor wood decking board 10 including the face-to-face woodcore 40. In the exemplary embodiment, the first wood core 30 and thesecond wood core 30 ² are each formed form a tight knot western redcedar 16 and the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from Ipe 26.

In the exemplary embodiment of the method 3000 of manufacturing theoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 10A can beconfigured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W⁵) ofabout 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.0 feet inclusive.Similarly, the second wood core 30 ², as shown in FIG. 10B is configuredincluding the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Further, in the exemplary embodiment, the face-to-face wood core 40, asshown in FIG. 10C, is sized via the planer or moulder to the thicknessof T⁵ of about 1⅜ inches, as shown in FIG. 10E. The facing wood veneer50, as shown in FIG. 10D, is formed from the third wood species WP3,particularly, Ipe 26.

The facing wood veneer 50 is configured including the thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet, and thereby, the facing wood veneeredface-to-face wood core 90, particularly, the Ipe 26 veneered tight knotwestern red cedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 at 90 is configured withthe thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W⁵) of about 7¼inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.

Subsequently, the Ipe 26 veneered tight knot western red cedar 16face-to-face wood core 40 is sized to form the outdoor wood deckingboard 10, as shown in FIG. 10F, via the planer or moulder to thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W⁶) of about 7⅛ inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive.

In another embodiment of the second method 3000 of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board 10 for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor 100, the first wood core 30, as shown in FIG. 11A, is formedfrom a tight knot western red cedar 16 selected from the second woodspecies WP2 of common grade or all purpose grade North American Softwoodspecies and is configured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch,a width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00feet-20.00 feet inclusive. Similarly, the second wood core 30 ², asshown in FIG. 11B, is formed from the tight knot western red cedar andis configured including the thickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, the width(W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.0 feet-20 feetinclusive.

The face-to-face wood core 40 is configured including the thickness (T¹)of about 1½ inches, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length(L¹) of about 8.0 feet, but not limited to. The face-to-face wood core40 is sized via the planer or moulder to the thickness of T⁵ of about 1⅜inches to accommodate for the thickness (T³) of the facing wood veneer50.

The facing wood veneer 50, as shown in FIG. 11E is formed from theAlaskan Yellow Cedar 22 configured including the thickness (T²) of about⅛ inch, the width (W³) of about 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet but not limited to, and thereby, the facing wood veneeredface-to-face wood core 40, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, particularly, the 22veneered tight knot western red cedar 16 wood core 40 at 90 isconfigured with the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W³) ofabout 3½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet but not limitedto.

Accordingly, the Alaskan Yellow Cedar 22 veneered tight knot western redcedar 16 face-to-face wood core 40 at 90 is sized via the planer ormoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board 10 shown at FIG. 11Gincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about3¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet but not limited to.

In yet another embodiment, of the disclosure, a method 4000 ofmanufacturing an outdoor wood decking board 10 for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor 100, is embodied. Reference ismade to FIGS. 16A-16E. The method 4000 includes a first step 4001including providing a core 30 formed from a rigid solid substrate as athree-dimensional solid rigid body, wherein the rigid solid substrate isa wood plastic composite 130 enabling and operable to form a woodplastic composite core 30, as shown in FIG. 16A.

The second step 4002 includes configuring the wood plastic composite 130core 30 having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) ofabout 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive,the wood plastic composite 130 core 30 including a first wood face 32, asecond face 34 opposed to the first wood face¹ 32, a first end 38, asecond end 39, and opposite longitudinal side edges 36.

The third step 4003 includes sizing the wood plastic composite 130 core30 through a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches,the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive, as shown in FIG. 16B. The wood plastic composite 130 core 30is sized to the thickness (T⁵) to accommodate for the thickness (T²) ofthe facing wood veneer 50.

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/10 inch, and, accordingly, the wood plastic composite 130 core 30,is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅖ inches where the (T⁵) isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

In another embodiment, the thickness (T²) of the facing wood veneer 50is 1/16 inch, and, accordingly, the wood plastic composite 130 core 30is sized to the thickness (T⁵) of about 1 7/16 inches where the (T⁵) isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)).

The fourth step 4004 includes providing a facing wood veneer 50, asshown in FIG. 16C, formed from a second wood species WP2 of superiorgrade clear grain North American Softwood species as a three-dimensionalsolid rigid finishing layer, wherein the superior grade clear grainNorth American Softwood species is a clear grain western red cedar 14enabling and operable to provide a clear grain western red cedar 14facing wood veneer 50.

The fifth step 4005 of the method 4000 includes configuring the cleargrain western red cedar facing wood veneer having a thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive. The clear grain western red cedar 14facing wood veneer 50 includes a first wood finishing face 52, a secondwood finishing face 54 opposed to the first wood finishing face 52, afirst finishing end 58, a second finishing end 59, and opposinglongitudinal facing wood veneer side edges 56.

The sixth step 4006 of the fourth method 4000 includes providing anadhesive 106. The adhesive is a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive.

The seventh step 4007 of the method 4000 includes spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through an adhesive spreadingmachine such that the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivecovers the entire first wood face¹ 32 of the wood plastic composite core30.

The eighth step 4008 of the fourth method 4000 includes overlaying thesecond finishing face 54 of the clear grain western red cedar 14 facingwood veneer 50 against the first wood face 32 of the wood plasticcomposite core 30.

The ninth step 4009 includes laminating the clear grain western redcedar 14 facing wood veneer 50 against the wood plastic composite 30, asshown in FIG. 16D, through an automated hydraulic press under heat andpressure for providing a visually seamless permanent attachment of theclear grain western red cedar wood 14 facing wood veneer 50 against thewood plastic composite core 30 forming a clear grain western red cedar14 veneered wood plastic composite core 30 such that the first woodfinishing face 52 of the clear grain western red cedar 14 facing woodveneer 50 is displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards 10 adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinalside edges 36 of each other form an assembled simulated non-cactileclear grain western red cedar 14 outdoor deck floor 100 ofpre-configured dimensions wherein the clear grain western red cedar 14veneered wood plastic composite core 30 is configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches;and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet-20.00 feet inclusive.

The tenth step 4010 of the fourth method 4000 includes removing theclear grain western red cedar 14 veneered wood plastic composite core 30from the automated hydraulic press.

The eleventh step 4011 includes cooling the clear grain western redcedar 14 veneered wood plastic composite core 30 at ambient temperature.

The twelfth step 4012 includes sizing the clear grain western red cedar14 veneered plastic wood core 30 through the planer or moulder to formthe outdoor wood decking board 30, as shown in FIG. 16E configuredincluding the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet.

In another embodiment of method 4000, the core 30, can be formed from acement board 132 to form a cement board core 30. The cement board 132 isa tile underlayment for wet areas. It is resistant to moisture and mold.The cement board 132 is available commercially through Hardie BakerCement Boards.

In an embodiment of the method 4000, the second wood species of whichthe facing wood veneer 50 is formed is any one of a superior grade NorthAmerican Softwood species, wherein the North American Softwood speciesis selected from the group consisting of (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).

In another embodiment, of the method 4000 of manufacturing an outdoorwood decking board 10 for use in the construction of the outdoor wooddeck floor, the facing wood veneer 50 is formed from a third woodspecies WP3, the third wood species WP3 including an exotic hardwoodwood species, wherein the exotic hardwood species is selected from thegroup consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shoreaspp.; (Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).

All patent applications, and publications (when applicable), and patents(when applicable) mentioned in this specification are indicative of thelevels of those skilled in the art to which the subject matter of thedisclosure of the invention pertains. All patent applications, andpublications (when applicable), and patents (when applicable) are hereinincorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individualpatent application, publication, patent was specifically andindividually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

While various embodiments have been described above, it should beunderstood that they have been presented by way of example only, and notlimitation. Where schematics and/or embodiments described above indicatecertain components arranged in certain orientation or positions, thearrangement of components may be modified. While the embodiments havebeen particularly shown and described, it will be understood thatvarious changes in form and details may be made. Although variousembodiments have been described as having particular features and/orcombinations of components, other embodiments are possible having acombination of any features and/or components from any of embodiments asdiscussed above. Furthermore, any portion of the apparatus and/ormethods described herein may be combined in any combination, exceptmutually exclusive combinations. While certain embodiments have beendescribed in detail above, it should be understood that variousembodiments can share common features and such description appliesequally to such features between embodiments. The embodiments, describedherein can include various combination and/or sub-combinations or thefunctions, components, and/or features of the different embodimentsdescribed. The Drawings disclosed herein are not drawn to scale.

Where methods and/or events described above indicate certain eventsand/or procedures occurring in certain order, the ordering of certainevents and/or procedures may be modified. Additionally, certain eventsand/or procedures may be performed concurrently in a parallel processwhen possible, as well as performed sequentially, as described above.

What is claimed is:
 1. An outdoor wood decking board for use inconstruction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoor wood decking board,comprising: a wood core, formed from a first wood species, as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body including a thickness (T¹), awidth (W¹), and a length (L¹), the wood core including a first woodface, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face, and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges, wherein the first wood species ispreselected from any one of a common grade North American Softwoodspecies to form a common grade North American Softwood wood core;wherein the common grade North American Softwood wood core is sized viaa planer or a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵)which is equal to ((T¹)−T²)); wherein the common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core is dried to a moisture content suitable for receivingan adhesive; a facing wood veneer, formed from a third wood species as athree dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including thethickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹), the facing woodveneer including a first wood finishing face having a non-cactilefinish, a second wood finishing face opposed to the first wood finishingface, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges,wherein the third wood species is preselected from any one of an exotichardwood species free from growth characteristics that affect appearanceor performance to form an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer; theadhesive applied to the first wood face of the common grade NorthAmerican Softwood wood core via an adhesive spreading machine enablingand operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondwood finishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer againstthe first wood face of the common grade North American Softwood woodcore forming an exotic hardwood facing wood veneered common grade NorthAmerican Softwood wood core, wherein the exotic hardwood facing woodveneered North American Softwood wood core includes the first woodfinishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer displayed to aviewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deckfloor of pre-configured dimensions; and wherein the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneered North American Softwood wood core is sized to formthe outdoor wood decking board via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²), wherein thewidth (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and the length (L¹). 2.The outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoordeck floor, according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive.
 3. The outdoor wood decking boardfor use in construction of an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 2,wherein the first wood species is any one of a common grade NorthAmerican Softwood species, wherein the common grade North AmericanSoftwood species is selected from the group consisting of tight knotWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 4. The outdoor wood deckingboard for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor, according toclaim 2, wherein the third wood species is composed of the exotichardwood species, the exotic hardwood species selected from the groupconsisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.;(Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens;African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).
 5. The outdoor wood decking board for use in constructionof an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 2, wherein: the facing woodveneer is formed from a second wood species, the second wood speciesincluding any one of a superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood finishinglayer including a thickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹),the facing wood veneer including the first wood finishing face having anon-cactile finish, the second wood finishing face opposed to the firstwood finishing face, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges, wherein the second wood species is preselected from any oneof a superior grade clear grain of North American Softwood species freefrom growth characteristics that affect appearance or performance toform a superior grade clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneer; the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied tothe first wood face of the common grade North American Softwood woodcore via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable forproviding a seamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishingface of the superior grade clear grain North American Softwood facingwood veneer against the first wood face of the common grade NorthAmerican Softwood wood core forming a superior grade clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood facing wood veneered common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core, wherein the superior grade clear grain NorthAmerican Softwood facing wood veneered common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core includes the non-cactile first wood finishing face ofthe superior grade clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneer displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal woodside edges of each other form an assembled simulated non-cactilesuperior grade clear grain North American Softwood outdoor deck floor ofpre-configured dimensions; and wherein the second wood species isselected from the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),(Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch(Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 6. An outdoor wooddecking board for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor, theoutdoor wood decking board, comprising: a wood core, formed from a firstwood species, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the wood core includinga first wood face, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face,and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges, wherein the first woodspecies is preselected from any one of a common grade North AmericanSoftwood species to form a common grade North American Softwood woodcore; wherein the common grade North America Softwood wood core is sizedvia a planer or a moulder to a configuration including the thickness of(T⁵) which is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)); wherein the common grade NorthAmerica Softwood wood core is dried to a moisture content suitable forreceiving an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive; a facing wood veneer, formed froma third wood species wherein the third wood species is an exotichardwood species, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood finishinglayer including the thickness (T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹),the facing wood veneer including a first wood finishing face having anon-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face opposed to the firstwood finishing face, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneerside edges, wherein the second wood species is preselected from any oneof the exotic hardwood species free from growth characteristics thataffect appearance or performance to form an exotic hardwood facing woodveneer; the two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied tothe first wood face of the common grade North America Softwood wood corevia an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face of theexotic hardwood facing wood veneer against the first wood face of thecommon grade North America Softwood wood core forming an exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneered common grade North America Softwood wood corewherein the non-cactile exotic hardwood facing wood veneered commongrade North America Softwood wood core includes the non-cactile firstwood finishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer displayedto a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adaptedto be arranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deckfloor of pre-configured dimensions; and wherein the non-cactile exotichardwood facing wood veneered common grade North America Softwood woodcore is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²)wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and thelength (L¹).
 7. The outdoor wood decking board for use in constructionof an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 6, wherein the common gradeNorth American Softwood species is selected from the group consisting oftight knot Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis),Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis),Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 8. The outdoor wood deckingboard for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, according toclaim 6, wherein the exotic hardwood species is selected from the groupconsisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.;(Mukulungu) Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens;African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).
 9. The outdoor wood decking board for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 6, wherein:the facing wood veneer includes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²)selected from the group consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16inch; and the sized wood core includes the thickness (T⁵) selected fromthe group consisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖ inch, and 1 7/16 inch, accordingly.10. The outdoor wood decking board for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor, according to claim 6, wherein the adhesive is atwo-part polyurethane emulsion polymer.
 11. An outdoor wood deckingboard for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoorwood decking board, comprising: a wood core, formed from a first woodspecies, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body including athickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the wood core includinga first wood face, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face,and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges, wherein the first woodspecies is preselected from North American Softwood species of commongrade, wherein the North American Softwood species is a tight knotwestern red cedar, to form a tight knot western red cedar wood core;wherein the tight knot western red cedar wood core is sized via a planeror a moulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵) which isequal to ((T¹)−(T²)); wherein the tight knot western red cedar wood coreis dried to a moisture content suitable for receiving an adhesive,wherein the adhesive is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive;a facing wood veneer, formed from a second wood species, as a threedimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including the thickness(T²), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹), the facing wood veneerincluding a first wood finishing face having a non-cactile finish, asecond wood finishing face opposed to the first wood finishing face, anddual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges, wherein thesecond wood species is preselected from a clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species of superior grade free from growth characteristics thataffect appearance or performance to form a clear grain North AmericanSoftwood facing wood veneer; the two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanateadhesive is applied to the first wood face of the tight knot western redcedar wood core via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operablefor providing a seamless permanent attachment of the second woodfinishing face of the clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneer against the first wood face of the tight knot western red cedarwood core forming a clear grain North American Softwood facing woodveneered tight knot western red cedar wood core, wherein the clear grainNorth American Softwood facing wood veneered tight knot western redcedar wood core includes the non-cactile first wood finishing face ofthe clear grain North American Softwood facing wood veneer displayed toa viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal wood side edges of each otherform an assembled simulated non-cactile clear grain North AmericanSoftwood outdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensions; and whereinthe clear grain North American Softwood facing wood veneered tight knotwestern red cedar wood core is sized to form the outdoor wood deckingboard via the planer or moulder to a configuration including thethickness (T¹), a width (W²) wherein the width (W²) is about ¼ inch lessthan width (W¹), and the length (L¹).
 12. The outdoor wood decking boardfor use in construction of an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 11,wherein the common grade North American Softwood species of common gradeis selected from the group consisting of tight knot Western Red Cedar(Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).
 13. The outdoor wood decking board for use in the constructionof an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 11, wherein the clear grainNorth American Softwood species of superior grade is selected from thegroup consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 14. The outdoor wooddecking board for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor,according to claim 11, wherein: the facing wood veneer includes thethickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected from the group consisting ofabout ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch; and the sized wood core includesthe thickness (T⁵) selected from the group consisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖inch, and 1 7/16 inch, accordingly.
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An outdoor wood decking boardfor use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoor wooddecking board, comprising: a first wood core formed from a first woodspecies as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body configuredincluding a thickness (T³), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the firstwood core including a first wood face¹, a second wood face¹ opposed tothe first wood face¹, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges¹,wherein the first wood species is a tight knot western red cedar speciesto form a tight knot western red cedar wood core; a second wood coreformed as a second three-dimensional solid rigid wood body configuredincluding the thickness (T³), the width (W¹), and the length (L¹), thesecond wood core including a first wood face², a second wood face²opposed to the first wood face², and dual opposite longitudinal woodside edges², wherein the second wood core is formed from the first woodspecies, the tight knot western red cedar species to form a second tightknot western red cedar wood core; wherein the first tight knot westernred cedar wood core and the second tight knot western red cedar woodcore are each dried to a moisture content suitable for receiving anadhesive; wherein the adhesive is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanateadhesive; the two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is appliedto the second wood face² of the second tight knot western red cedar woodcore and the second wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedarwood core via an adhesive spreading machine enabling and operable forproviding a seamless permanent attachment of the first tight knotwestern red cedar wood core to the second tight knot western red cedarwood core forming a tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood coreincluding a thickness (T¹) when the first tight knot western red cedarwood core and the second tight knot western red cedar wood core arepressed against each other in an automated hydraulic press under heatand pressure; wherein the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face woodcore is sized via a planer or moulder to a thickness of (T⁵), such that(T⁵) is equal to ((T¹)−(T²)); a facing wood veneer formed from a thirdwood species, the third wood species being an exotic hardwood species,as a three-dimensional solid rigid exotic hard wood finishing layerincluding a thickness (T²), the thickness (T²), the width (W¹), and thelength (L¹), the facing wood veneer including a first exotic hardwoodfinishing face having a non-cactile finish, a second exotic hardwoodfinishing face opposed to the first exotic hardwood finishing face, anddual opposing longitudinal facing exotic hardwood veneer side edges, toform an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer; the two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the first wood faceof the first tight knot western red cedar wood core of the tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core via the adhesive spreadingmachine enabling and operable for providing a seamless permanentattachment of the second exotic hardwood finishing face of the exotichardwood facing wood veneer against the first wood face of the firsttight knot western red cedar wood core of the tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core forming a non-cactile exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core such thatthe non-cactile first exotic hard wood finishing face of the non-cactileexotic hardwood facing wood veneer is displayed to a viewer, thereby, aplurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted to be arranged alonginterior longitudinal side edges of each other form an assembledsimulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor ofpre-configured dimensions; and wherein the non-cactile exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core is sized toform the outdoor wood decking board via the planer or moulder to aconfiguration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²) wherein thewidth (W²) is about ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and the length (L¹).16. The outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoordeck floor, according to claim 15: wherein the first wood core and thesecond wood core are each formed from the first wood species, the firstwood species is selected from the group consisting of a Western RedCedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies); and wherein the facing wood veneer is formed from the thirdwood species, the third wood species is selected from the groupconsisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp.;(Mukulungu); Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens;African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).
 17. The outdoor wood decking board for use in theconstruction of an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 15, wherein:the facing wood veneer includes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²)selected from the group consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16inch; and the sized wood core includes the thickness (T⁵) selected fromthe group consisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖ inch, and 1 7/16 inch, accordingly.18. An outdoor wood decking board for use in the construction of anoutdoor deck floor, the outdoor wood decking board, comprising: a firstwood core formed from a first wood species as a three-dimensional solidrigid wood body configured including a thickness (T³), a width (W¹), anda length (L¹), the first wood core including a first wood face¹, asecond wood face¹ opposed to the first wood face¹, and dual oppositelongitudinal wood side edges¹, wherein the first wood species is a tightknot western red cedar species to form a tight knot western red cedarwood core; a second wood core formed as a second three-dimensional solidrigid wood body configured including the thickness (T³), the width (W¹),and the length (L¹), the second wood core including a first wood face²,a second wood face² opposed to the first wood face², and dual oppositelongitudinal wood side edges², wherein the second wood core is formedfrom the first wood species, the tight knot western red cedar species,to form a second tight knot western red cedar wood core; wherein thefirst tight knot western red cedar wood core and the second tight knotwestern red cedar wood core are each dried to a moisture contentsuitable for receiving an adhesive; wherein the adhesive is a two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive; the two-partemulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to the second wood face²of the second tight knot western red cedar wood core and the second woodface¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core via anadhesive spreading machine enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the first tight knot western red cedarwood core to the second tight knot western red cedar wood core forming atight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core including athickness (T¹) when the first tight knot western red cedar wood core andthe second tight knot western red cedar wood core are pressed againsteach other in an automated hydraulic press under heat and pressure;wherein the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core is sizedvia a planer or moulder to a thickness of (T⁵), such that (T⁵) is equalto ((T¹)−(T²)); a facing wood veneer is formed from a second woodspecies, the second wood species being a clear vertical grain westernred cedar, as a three dimensional solid rigid clear vertical grainwestern red cedar wood finishing layer to form a clear vertical grainwestern red cedar facing wood veneer including a thickness (T²), thewidth (W¹), and the length (L¹), the clear vertical grain western redcedar facing wood veneer including a first clear vertical grain westernred cedar wood finishing face, a second clear vertical grain western redcedar wood finishing face opposed to the first clear vertical grainwestern red cedar wood finishing face, and dual opposing longitudinalfacing clear vertical grain western red cedar wood veneer side edges;the two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive is applied to thefirst wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core ofthe face-to-face wood core via the adhesive spreading machine enablingand operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondclear vertical grain western red cedar wood finishing face of the clearvertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneer against the firstwood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core of thetight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core forming a clearvertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knot western red cedarface-to-face wood core such that the non-cactile first clear verticalgrain western red cedar wood finishing face of the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar wood facing wood veneer is displayed to a viewer,thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted to bearranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile clear vertical grain western red cedarwood outdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensions; and wherein theclear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core is sized to form the outdoor wood deckingboard via the planer or moulder to a configuration including thethickness (T¹), a width (W²) wherein the width (W²) is ¼ inch less thanwidth (W¹), and the length (L¹).
 19. The outdoor wood decking board foruse in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 18,wherein the adhesive is a two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer. 20.The outdoor wood decking board for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor, according to claim 18, wherein: the facing wood veneerincludes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selected from the groupconsisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch; and the sizedface-to face wood core includes the thickness (T⁵) selected from thegroup consisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖ inch, and 1 7/16 inch, accordingly. 21.An outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor, the outdoor wood decking board, comprising: a wood core, formedfrom a first wood species, as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood bodyincluding a thickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the woodcore including a first wood face, a second wood face opposed to thefirst wood face, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges, whereinthe first wood species is preselected from any one of a common gradeNorth American Softwood species to form a common grade North AmericanSoftwood wood core; wherein the wood core is sized via a planer or amoulder to a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equalto ((T¹)−(T²)); wherein the wood core is dried to a moisture contentsuitable for receiving an adhesive, the adhesive being a two-partpolyurethane emulsion polymer; a facing wood veneer, formed from a thirdwood species, the third wood species including an exotic hardwoodspecies formed as a three-dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layerincluding a thickness (T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛ inch, the width(W¹), and the length (L¹), the facing wood veneer including a first woodfinishing face, a second wood finishing face opposed to the first woodfinishing face, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer sideedges, wherein the third wood species is preselected from any one of theexotic hardwood species free from growth characteristics that affectappearance or performance to form an exotic hardwood species facing woodveneer; the two-part polyurethane emulsion polymer adhesive applied tothe first wood face of the wood core via an adhesive spreading machineenabling and operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment ofthe second wood finishing face of the facing wood veneer against thefirst wood face of the wood core forming a facing wood veneered woodcore including an exotic hardwood species facing wood veneered woodcore, wherein the exotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood coreincludes the first exotic hardwood finishing face of the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneer displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality ofoutdoor wood decking boards adapted to be arranged along interiorlongitudinal wood side edges of each other form an assembled simulatednon-cactile exotic hardwood species outdoor deck floor of pre-configureddimensions; and wherein the exotic hardwood facing wood veneered woodcore is sized to form the outdoor wood decking board via the planer ormoulder to a configuration including the thickness (T¹), a width (W²)wherein the width (W²) is ¼ inch less than width (W¹), and the length(L¹).
 22. The outdoor wood decking board for use in construction of anoutdoor deck floor, according to claim 21, wherein the wood core isformed from any one of a common grade North American Softwood species,wherein the common grade North American Softwood species is selectedfrom the group consisting of a Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 23. The outdoor wooddecking board for use in construction of an outdoor deck floor,according to claim 21, wherein the facing wood veneer is formed from theexotic hardwood species, the exotic hardwood species is selected fromthe group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shoreaspp.; (Mukulungu); Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood) Astroniumgraveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoatrichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola;Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swieteniamacrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany and Mexican Mahogany(Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys andBambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G.thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata); BurmaPadauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil(Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkarazapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko(Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba(Hymenaea courbaril); Koa (Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylonbalsamum), (Meliaceae species); Makore (Tieghemella species); AfricanPadauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River RedGum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum);Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtia ehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia);Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak(Tectona grandis); Ebony Blackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood(Dalbergia melanoxylon); and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomelapammelaena).
 24. The outdoor wood decking board for use in constructionof an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 21, wherein the facing woodveneer is formed from a second wood species, the second wood speciesincluding any one of a superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species, wherein the superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species is selected from the group consisting of Western RedCedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).
 25. The outdoor wood decking board for use in the constructionof an outdoor deck floor, according to claim 21, wherein: the facingwood veneer includes the thickness (T²), the thickness (T²) selectedfrom the group consisting of about ⅛ inch, 1/10 inch, and 1/16 inch; andthe sized wood core includes the thickness (T⁵) selected from the groupconsisting of 1⅜ inch, 1⅖ inch, and 1 7/16 inch, accordingly.
 26. Anoutdoor wood decking board for use in construction of an outdoor deckfloor, the outdoor wood decking board, comprising: a core, formed from arigid solid substrate, as a three-dimensional solid rigid body includinga thickness (T¹), a width (W¹), and a length (L¹), the core including afirst wood face, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face, afirst end and a second end, and dual opposite longitudinal side edges;wherein the rigid solid substrate is a wood plastic composite enablingand operable to form a wood plastic composite core; wherein the woodplastic composite core is sized via a planer or a moulder to aconfiguration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to((T¹)−(T²); a facing wood veneer, formed from a third wood species, as athree dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including a thickness(T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛ inch, the width (W¹), and the length (L¹),the facing wood veneer including a first wood finishing face having anon-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face opposed to the firstwood finishing face, a first finishing end, a second finishing end, anddual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges; wherein thethird wood species is an exotic hardwood wood species forming an exotichardwood facing wood veneer; wherein the exotic hardwood species isselected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelim vermelho;(Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu); Autranella congolensis; (Tigerwood)Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii); AfricanWalnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khayagrandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany;and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena); an adhesive appliedto the first wood face of the wood plastic composite core, wherein theadhesive is a two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive, enablingand operable for providing a seamless permanent attachment of the secondwood finishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer againstthe first wood face of the wood plastic composite core forming an exotichardwood facing wood veneered wood plastic composite core, wherein theexotic hardwood facing wood veneered wood plastic composite coreincludes the first wood finishing face of the exotic hardwood facingwood veneer displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wooddecking boards arranged along interior longitudinal side edges of eachother form an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood veneeredoutdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensions; and wherein the exotichardwood facing wood veneered wood plastic composite core is sized via amoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board configured including thethickness of (T¹), a width of (W²) which is about ¼ inch less than thewidth (W¹), and the length (L¹).
 27. An outdoor wood decking board foruse in construction of an outdoor deck floor, the outdoor wood deckingboard, comprising: a core, formed from a rigid solid substrate, as athree-dimensional solid rigid body including a thickness (T¹), a width(W¹), and a length (L¹), the core including a first wood face, a secondwood face opposed to the first wood face, a first end and a second end,and dual opposite longitudinal side edges; wherein the rigid solidsubstrate is a cement board enabling and operable to form a cement boardcore; wherein the cement board core is sized via a planer or a moulderto a configuration including a thickness of (T⁵) which is equal to((T¹)−(T²)); a facing wood veneer, formed from a third wood species, asa three dimensional solid rigid wood finishing layer including athickness (T²) where (T²) is equal to ⅛ inch, the width (W¹), and thelength (L¹), the facing wood veneer including a first wood finishingface having a non-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face opposedto the first wood finishing face, a first finishing end, a secondfinishing end, and dual opposing longitudinal facing wood veneer sideedges; wherein the third wood species is an exotic hardwood wood speciesforming an exotic hardwood facing wood veneer; wherein the exotichardwood species is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra;Angelim vermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp.; (Mukulungu); Autranellacongolensis; (Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk(Pterocarpus soyauxii); African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); AfricanMahogany Khaya anthotheca; Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khayasenegalensis; Hondoran Mahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba MahoganySwietenia mahogany; and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swieteniamahogani; Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea(Guarea spp., G. cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba(Manilkara bidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus);Cancharana (Cabralea cangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); ChicoZapote, Zapote, Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata);Ipe (Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena); an adhesive appliedto the first wood face of the cement board core, wherein the adhesive isa two-part emulsion-polymer-isocyanate adhesive, enabling and operablefor providing a seamless permanent attachment of the second woodfinishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer against thefirst wood face of the cement board core forming an exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneered cement board core, wherein the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneered cement board core includes the non-cactile firstfinishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer displayed to aviewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards arrangedalong interior longitudinal side edges of each other form an assembledsimulated non-cactile exotic hardwood veneered outdoor deck floor ofpre-configured dimensions; and wherein the exotic hardwood facing woodveneered cement board core is sized via a moulder to form the outdoorwood decking board configured including the thickness of (T¹), a widthof (W²) which is about ¼ inch less than the width (W¹), and the length(L¹).
 28. A method of manufacturing an outdoor wood decking board foruse in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the method,comprising: providing a wood core formed from a first wood species,wherein the first wood species is a tight knot western red cedar of aNorth American Softwood species of common grade, formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body providing a tight knot westernred cedar wood core; configuring the tight knot western red cedar woodcore having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of a range of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive, the tight knot western red cedar wood core including a firstwood face, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face, andopposite longitudinal wood side edges; drying each of the tight knotwestern red cedar wood core for receiving an adhesive, wherein theadhesive is a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; sizing thetight knot western red cedar wood core through a planer or a moulder toa thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, andthe length (L¹) of the range of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive;providing a facing wood veneer, the facing wood veneer formed from athird wood species, the third wood species being an exotic hardwoodspecies, formed as a three-dimensional solid rigid layer providing anexotic hardwood facing wood veneer; configuring the exotic hardwoodfacing wood veneer having a thickness (T²) of about ⅛ inch, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of the range of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, the exotic hardwood facing wood veneerincluding a first wood finishing face having a non-cactile finish, asecond wood finishing face opposed to the first wood finishing face, andopposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges; providing thetwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through an adhesive spreadingmachine such that the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivecovers the entire first wood face of the tight knot western red cedarwood core; overlaying the second wood finishing face of the exotichardwood facing wood veneer against the first wood face of the tightknot western red cedar wood core; laminating the second wood finishingface of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer against the first woodface of the tight knot western red cedar wood core through an automatedhydraulic press under heat and pressure for providing a visuallyseamless permanent attachment of the exotic hardwood wood veneer againstthe tight knot western red cedar wood core forming an exotic hardwoodveneered tight knot western red cedar wood core such that the first woodfinishing face of the exotic hardwood facing wood veneer is displayed toa viewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood outdoor deck floor ofpre-configured dimensions wherein the exotic hardwood veneered tightknot western red cedar wood core is configured including the thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches; and thelength (L¹) of the range of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive; removingthe exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar wood core fromthe automated hydraulic press; cooling the exotic hardwood veneeredtight knot western red cedar wood core at ambient temperature; andsizing the exotic hardwood veneered tight knot western red cedar woodcore through the planer or moulder to form the outdoor wood deckingboard configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, awidth (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) in the range of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.
 29. The method, according to claim 28,wherein: the North American Softwood species of common grade is selectedfrom the group consisting of Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thujaoccidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larixoccidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port ofOxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens),and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species); and the exotic hardwoodspecies is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelimvermelho; (Balau)Shorea spp; Autranella congolensis (Mukulungu);(Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca;Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany,and Mexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).
 30. The method,according to claim 28, wherein the adhesive is a two-part polyurethaneemulsion polymer.
 31. A method of manufacturing an outdoor wood deckingboard for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the method,comprising: providing a wood core formed from a first wood species,wherein the first wood species is a tight knot western red cedar of aNorth American Softwood species of common grade, formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid wood body providing a tight knot westernred cedar wood core; configuring the tight knot western red cedar woodcore having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹) of about5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of a range of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive, the tight knot western red cedar wood core including a firstwood face, a second wood face opposed to the first wood face, andopposite longitudinal wood side edges; drying each of the tight knotwestern red cedar wood core to a moisture content preparing forreceiving an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is a two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive; sizing the tight knot western red cedarwood core through a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜inches, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of the range ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive; providing a facing wood veneer formedfrom a second wood species, wherein the second wood species is a clearvertical grain western red cedar of superior grade, formed as athree-dimensional solid rigid layer providing a clear vertical grainwestern red cedar facing wood veneer, configuring the clear verticalgrain western red cedar facing wood veneer having a thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofa range of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar facing wood veneer including a first wood finishingface having a non-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face opposedto the first wood finishing face, and opposing longitudinal facing woodveneer side edges; providing the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanateadhesive; spreading the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivethrough an adhesive spreading machine such that the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive covers the entire first wood face of thetight knot western red cedar wood core; overlaying the second woodfinishing face of the clear vertical grain western red cedar facing woodveneer against the first wood face of the tight knot western red cedarwood core; laminating the clear vertical grain western red cedar facingwood veneer against the tight knot western red cedar wood core throughan automated hydraulic press under heat and pressure for providing avisually seamless permanent attachment of the clear vertical grainwestern red cedar wood veneer against the tight knot western red cedarwood core forming a clear vertical grain veneered tight knot western redcedar wood core such that the first wood finishing face of the clearvertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneer is displayed to aviewer, thereby, a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted tobe arranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each other form anassembled simulated non-cactile clear vertical grain western red cedaroutdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensions wherein the clearvertical grain veneered tight knot western red cedar wood core isconfigured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width(W¹) of about 5½ inches; and the length (L¹) of the range of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive; removing the clear vertical grain veneeredtight knot western red cedar wood core from the automated hydraulicpress; cooling the clear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tightknot western red cedar wood core at ambient temperature; and sizing theclear vertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knot western redcedar wood core through the planer or moulder to form the outdoor wooddecking board configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of therange of about 8.00-20.00 feet.
 32. The method, according to claim 31,wherein: the wood core is formed from the North American Softwood ofcommon grade, the North American Softwood of common grade is selectedfrom the group consisting of a North American Western Red Cedar (Thujaplicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii),Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii),Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species);and wherein the facing wood veneer is formed from the North AmericanSoftwood species of superior grade, the North American Softwood speciesof superior grade is selected from the group consisting of western redcedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), Alpine Larch (Larixlyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Pine/Spruce (Pinus species, Piceaspecies).
 33. A method of manufacturing an outdoor wood decking boardfor use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, the method,comprising: providing a first wood core formed from a first wood speciesas a three-dimensional solid rigid wood body¹ including a thickness (T³)of about ¾ inch, a width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about8.00 feet, the first wood core including a first wood face¹, a secondwood face¹ opposed to the first wood face¹, and dual oppositelongitudinal wood side edges, wherein the first wood species is a tightknot western red cedar species thereby forming a first tight knotwestern red cedar wood core; providing a second wood core formed fromthe tight knot western red cedar species as a three-dimensional solidrigid wood body² configured as a second tight knot western red cedarwood core including the thickness (T³) of about % inch, the width (W¹)of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00 feet thereby providing asecond tight knot western red cedar wood core including a first woodface², a second wood face² opposed to the first wood face¹, and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges²; drying each of the first tightknot western red cedar wood core and the second tight knot western redcedar wood core to a moisture content suitable for receiving a two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; providing the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive; spreading the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive applied to the second wood face² of thesecond tight knot western red cedar wood core and to the second woodface¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core through anadhesive spreading machine such that the water based two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive covers the entire second wood face² of thesecond tight knot western red cedar wood core and the entire second woodface¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core; overlayingthe second wood face² of the second tight knot western red cedar woodcore against the second wood face¹ of the first tight knot western redcedar wood core through an automated hydraulic press under heat andpressure enabling and operable for providing a visually seamlesspermanent attachment of the second wood face¹ of the first tight knotwestern red cedar wood core against the second wood face² of the secondtight knot western red cedar wood core forming a tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core simulating a single three-dimensional solidrigid wood body having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width(W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length of about 8.00 feet, wherein thefirst wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core isopposed to the first wood face² of the second tight knot western redcedar wood core; removing the tight knot western red cedar face-to-facewood core from the automated hydraulic press; cooling the tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core at ambient temperature; andsizing the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core via aplaner or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inch, the width (W²)of about 5½ inches, and the length of about 8.00 feet; providing afacing wood veneer formed from a second wood species as a threedimensional solid rigid finishing layer including a thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet, the first facing wood veneer including a first woodfinishing face having a non-cactile finish, a second wood finishing faceopposed to the first wood finishing face, and dual opposing longitudinalfacing wood veneer side edges, wherein the second wood species is aclear vertical grain western red cedar thereby providing a clearvertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneer; providing thetwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through the adhesive spreadingmachine such that the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivecovers the entire first wood face¹ of the first tight knot western redcedar wood core of the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face woodcore; overlaying the second wood finishing face of the clear verticalgrain western red cedar facing wood veneer against the first wood face¹of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core of the tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core; laminating the clear verticalgrain western red cedar facing wood veneer against the tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core through the automated hydraulicpress under heat and pressure enabling and operable for providing aseamless permanent attachment of the second wood finishing face of theclear vertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneer against thefirst wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core ofthe tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core forming a clearvertical grain western red cedar veneered tight knot western red cedarface-to-face wood core such that the non-cactile first wood finishingface of the clear vertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneer isdisplayed to a viewer, thereby a plurality of outdoor wood deckingboards adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal side edges ofeach other thereby form an assembled simulated non-cactile clearvertical grain western red cedar outdoor deck floor formed ofpre-configured dimensions including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet; and sizing the clear vertical grain western red cedarveneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core to form theoutdoor wood decking board via a planer or moulder, the outdoor wooddecking board configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet.
 34. The method, according to claim 33, wherein: the firstwood species of the wood core is formed from a common grade or generalpurpose grade of a North American Softwood species, wherein the NorthAmerican Softwood species is selected from the group consisting ofWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species); and wherein the second woodspecies of the facing wood veneer, is selected from a superior gradeclear grain of a North American Softwood species, wherein the NorthAmerican Softwood species is selected from the group consisting ofwestern red cedar, (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species).
 35. The method, according toclaim 33, wherein: the thickness (T²) is about 1/10 inch; and thethickness (T⁵) is about 1⅖ inch.
 36. The method, according to claim 33,wherein: the thickness (T²) is about 1/16 inch; and the thickness (T⁵)is about 1 7/16 inch.
 37. A method of manufacturing an outdoor wooddecking board for use in the construction of an outdoor deck floor, themethod, comprising: providing a first wood core formed from a first woodspecies as a three dimensional solid rigid wood body¹ including athickness (T³) of about ¾ inch, a width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and a length(L¹) of about 8.00 feet, the first wood core including a first woodface¹, a second wood face¹ opposed to the first wood face¹, and dualopposite longitudinal wood side edges, wherein the first wood species isa tight knot western red cedar species thereby forming a first tightknot western red cedar wood core; providing a second wood core formedfrom the first wood species, the tight knot western red cedar species asa three-dimensional solid rigid wood body configured as a second tightknot western red cedar wood core including the thickness (T³) of about ¾inch, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of about 8.00feet thereby providing a second tight knot western red cedar wood coreincluding a first wood face², a second wood face² opposed to the firstwood face¹, and dual opposite longitudinal wood side edges²; drying eachof the first tight knot western red cedar wood core and the second tightknot western red cedar wood core to a moisture content suitable forreceiving a two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; providing thetwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive applied to the second wood face² ofthe second tight knot western red cedar wood core and to the second woodface¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core through anadhesive spreading machine such that the water based two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive covers the entire second wood face² of thesecond tight knot western red cedar wood core and the entire second woodface¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core; overlayingthe second wood face² of the second tight knot western red cedar woodcore against the second wood face¹ of the first tight knot western redcedar wood core through an automated hydraulic press under heat andpressure enabling and operable for providing a visually seamlesspermanent attachment of the second wood face¹ of the first tight knotwestern red cedar wood core against the second wood face² of the secondtight knot western red cedar wood core forming a tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core simulating a single three-dimensional solidrigid wood body having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width(W²) of about 5½ inches, and the length of about 8.00 feet, wherein thefirst wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedar wood core isopposed to the first wood face² of the second tight knot western redcedar wood core; removing the tight knot western red cedar face-to-facewood core from the automated hydraulic press; cooling the tight knotwestern red cedar face-to-face wood core at ambient temperature; andsizing the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core via aplaner or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) of about 1⅜ inch, the width (W²)of about 5½ inches, and the length of about 8.00 feet; providing afacing wood veneer formed from a third wood species as a threedimensional solid rigid finishing layer including a thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00 feet, the first facing wood veneer including a first woodfinishing face having a non-cactile finish, a second wood finishing faceopposed to the first wood finishing face, and dual opposing longitudinalfacing wood veneer side edges, wherein the third wood species is anexotic hardwood species thereby providing an exotic facing wood speciesveneer, providing the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive;spreading the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through theadhesive spreading machine such that the two-part emulsionpolymer-isocyanate adhesive covers the entire first wood face¹ of thefirst tight knot western red cedar wood core of the tight knot westernred cedar face-to-face wood core; overlaying the second wood finishingface of the clear vertical grain western red cedar facing wood veneeragainst the first wood face¹ of the first tight knot western red cedarwood core of the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core;laminating the exotic hardwood species facing wood veneer against thetight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core through theautomated hydraulic press under heat and pressure enabling and operablefor providing a seamless permanent attachment of the second woodfinishing face of the clear vertical grain western red cedar facing woodveneer against the first wood face¹ of the first tight knot western redcedar wood core of the tight knot western red cedar face-to-face woodcore forming an exotic hardwood species veneered tight knot western redcedar face-to-face wood core such that the first wood finishing face ofthe exotic hardwood species facing wood veneer is displayed to a viewer,thereby a plurality of outdoor wood decking boards adapted to bearranged along interior longitudinal side edges of each other therebyform an assembled simulated non-cactile exotic hardwood species outdoordeck floor formed of pre-configured dimensions including the thickness(T¹) of about 1½ inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and thelength (L¹) of about 8.00 feet; and sizing the exotic hardwood speciesveneered tight knot western red cedar face-to-face wood core to form theoutdoor wood decking board via a planer or moulder, the outdoor wooddecking board configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, a width (W²) of about 5¼ inches, and the length (L¹) of about8.00 feet.
 38. The method, according to claim 37, wherein: the firstwood species of the wood core is formed from a common grade or generalpurpose grade of a North American Softwood species, wherein the NorthAmerican Softwood species is selected from the group consisting ofWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), (Thuja occidentalis), Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), AlpineLarch (Larix lyallii), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparisnootkatensis), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Port of Oxford Cedar(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), andPine/Spruce (Pinus species, Picea species); and wherein the facing woodveneer is formed from the exotic hardwood species, the exotic hardwoodspecies is selected from the group consisting of Angelim pedra; Angelimvermelho; (Balau) Shorea spp; Autranella congolensis (Mukulungu);(Tigerwood) Astronium graveolens; African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides); African Mahogany Khaya anthotheca;Khaya grandifoliola; Khaya ivorensis; Khaya senegalensis; HondoranMahogany—Swietenia macrophylla; and Cuba Mahogany Swietenia mahogany andMexican Mahogany (Swietnia bumilis), Swietenia mahogani; Bamboo(Phyllostachys and Bambusa genera); Bosse, Guarea (Guarea spp., G.cedrata and G. thompsonii); Bulletwood, Massaranduba (Manilkarabidentata); Burma Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus); Cancharana (Cabraleacangerana); Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina); Chico Zapote, Zapote,Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota); Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata); Ipe(Handroanthus species); Iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn.Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)); Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril); Koa(Acacia Koa); Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), (Meliaceae species);Makore (Tieghemella species); African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii);Purple Heart (Peltogyne spp.); River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis);Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum); Shedua (Ovangkol) (Guibourtiaehia); Sirari (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia); Spanish Cedar (Cedrelaodorata); Tamarind (Tamarindus indica); Teak (Tectona grandis); EbonyBlackbead (Ebenopsis ebano); African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon);and Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena).
 39. The method,according to claim 37, wherein: the thickness (T²) is about 1/10 inch;and the thickness (T⁵) is about 1⅖ inch.
 40. The method, according toclaim 37, wherein: the thickness (T²) is about 1/16 inch; and thethickness (T⁵) is about 1 7/16 inch.
 41. A method of manufacturing anoutdoor wood decking board for use in the construction of an outdoordeck floor, the method, comprising: providing a core formed from a rigidsolid substrate as a three-dimensional solid rigid body; wherein therigid solid substrate is a wood plastic composite enabling and operableto form a wood plastic composite core; configuring the wood plasticcomposite core having a thickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W¹)of about 5½ inches, and a length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feetinclusive, the wood plastic composite core including a first wood face,a second wood face opposed to the first wood face, a first end, a secondend, and opposite longitudinal wood side edges; sizing the wood plasticcomposite core through a planer or a moulder to a thickness (T⁵) ofabout 1⅜ inches, the width (W¹) of 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) of8.00-20.00 feet inclusive; providing a facing wood veneer formed from asecond wood species of superior grade clear grain North AmericanSoftwood species as a three-dimensional solid rigid finishing layer,wherein the superior grade clear grain North American Softwood speciesis a clear grain western red cedar enabling and operable to provide aclear grain western red cedar facing wood veneer; configuring the cleargrain western red cedar facing wood veneer having a thickness (T²) ofabout ⅛ inch, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches, and the length (L¹) ofabout 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive, the clear grain western red cedarfacing wood veneer includes a first wood finishing face having anon-cactile finish, a second wood finishing face opposed to the firstwood finishing face, a first finishing end, a second finishing end, andopposing longitudinal facing wood veneer side edges; providing atwo-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive; spreading the two-partemulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesive through an adhesive spreadingmachine such that the two-part emulsion polymer-isocyanate adhesivecovers the entire first wood face of the wood plastic composite core;overlaying the second wood finishing face of the clear grain western redcedar facing wood veneer against the first wood face of the wood plasticcomposite core; laminating the clear grain western red cedar facing woodveneer against the wood plastic composite through an automated hydraulicpress under heat and pressure for providing a visually seamlesspermanent attachment of the second wood finishing face of the cleargrain western red cedar facing wood veneer against the second wood faceof the wood plastic composite core forming a clear grain western redcedar veneered wood plastic composite core such that the non-cactilefirst wood finishing face of the clear grain western red cedar facingwood veneer is displayed to a viewer, thereby, a plurality of wooddecking boards adapted to be arranged along interior longitudinal sideedges of each other form an assembled simulated non-cactile clear grainwestern red cedar outdoor deck floor of pre-configured dimensionswherein the clear grain western red cedar veneered wood plasticcomposite core is configured including the thickness (T¹) of about 1½inches, the width (W¹) of about 5½ inches; and the length (L¹) of about8.00-20.00 feet inclusive; removing the clear grain western red cedarveneered wood plastic composite core from the automated hydraulic press;cooling the clear grain western red cedar veneered wood plasticcomposite core at ambient temperature; and sizing the clear grainwestern red cedar veneered plastic wood core through the planer ormoulder to form the outdoor wood decking board configured including thethickness (T¹) of about 1½ inches, a width (W²) of about 5 inches, andthe length (L¹) of about 8.00-20.00 feet inclusive.
 42. The method,according to claim 41, wherein the rigid solid substrate is a cementboard.
 43. The method, according to claim 41, wherein the adhesive ispolyurethane emulsion polymer (PEP).